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Bruttium. Rhegium. c. 415/10-387 BC. AE 18, 4.55g. (2h). Obv: ΡΗΓΙΝΟΝ Head of Apollo right, wearing laurel wreath. Rx: Wreath with encircled H in center. HN Italy 2529; Imhoof-Blumer, Monnaies grecques, p. 11, no. 43. This series is exceptionally rare. EF.
This coin appears to be the finest known of its type. There is another version of Apollo which is also a rarity but can be found in the references. Our example exhibits a completely different head of Apollo stylistically and the reverse is incredibly well centered and well struck. There were extreme weight fluctuations in the bronzes of southern Italy at the time and our piece is much lighter than the other known type, for example CNG 84, 5 May 2010, lot 94.
This coin appears to be the finest known of its type. There is another version of Apollo which is also a rarity but can be found in the references. Our example exhibits a completely different head of Apollo stylistically and the reverse is incredibly well centered and well struck. There were extreme weight fluctuations in the bronzes of southern Italy at the time and our piece is much lighter than the other known type, for example CNG 84, 5 May 2010, lot 94.