Watch List notes:

19th Century Copy: Sicily, Aitna AR Tetradrachm. Circa 461-450 BC. Head of Silenos to right, wreathed with ivy; AITNAION around, scarab beetle to right below / Zeus Aitnaios seated to right on leopard skin draped on throne, holding winged thunderbolt and sceptre; eagle perched to right on fir tree in right field. Cf. Emporium Hamburg 73, lot 13 (same dies; hammer: EUR 820); for prototype, cf. HGC 2, 63. 17.46g, 26mm, 11h.

Condition as seen. A very rare copy of an exceptionally rare type.

Acquired from Antíco Mondo Auktions GmbH, Bornheim.