Ancients
SICILY. Morgantina. The Siceliotes. Ca. 215-212 BC. AR 8 litrai (23mm, 6.96 gm, 9h). NGC Choice AU★ 4/5 - 4/5. Head of Persephone left, veiled and wearing wreath of grain ears; leaf to right / ΣIKEΛIΩTAN, Nike driving fast quadriga right, kentron in right hand, reins in both; monogram above. Erim & Jaunzems II. BAR Issue 3. Campana 12. SNG ANS 1168 (same obv. die). SNG Lloyd 1578 (same obv. die). Gulbenkian 362=Bement 557 (same obv. die). Jameson 885. Sharply struck with rainbow hues on lustrous surfaces. Magnificent eye appeal.
Ex Roma Numismatics, Auction 4 (30 September 2012), lot 69; Sternberg XXIV (19-20 November 1990), lot 16.
HID02901242017
Estimate: 5000-6000 USD