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SICILY. Katane. Ae (Circa 263-200 BC).
Obv: River-god reclining left on amphora, holding rhyton and reed.
Rev: KATANAIΩΝ.
Caps of the Dioskouri surmounted by stars; monograms and lion's head below.
SNG Copenhagen 185.
The Reverse shows the earliest depiction of a river-god as a reclining person, which will be so canonical later.
Condition: Very fine.
Weight: 3.9 g.
Diameter: 18 mm.
Obv: River-god reclining left on amphora, holding rhyton and reed.
Rev: KATANAIΩΝ.
Caps of the Dioskouri surmounted by stars; monograms and lion's head below.
SNG Copenhagen 185.
The Reverse shows the earliest depiction of a river-god as a reclining person, which will be so canonical later.
Condition: Very fine.
Weight: 3.9 g.
Diameter: 18 mm.