Roma Numismatics Ltd
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Sicily, Syracuse Æ Onkia. Time of Dionysios I, circa 405-367 BC. Octopus / Two dolphins around scallop shell, pellets above and below. Unpublished in the standard references. 0.86g, 10mm, 4h.
Extremely Fine; a real gem of a coin. Unpublished in the standard references, seemingly one of just four known examples.
From the Italo Vecchi Collection;
Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd., Auction X, 27 September 2015, lot 208 (hammer: £400).
Although unpublished in the standard references, two other examples are noted in the D'Arpa archive, attributed there as the smallest denomination of the 357-354 BC Zeus Eleutherios series on the grounds of similarity to the Zeus Eleutherios / Three dolphins around scallop shell series (CNS II, 76; HGC 2, 1484). However, another unpublished coin from the former Moretti collection with exactly the same reverse (two dolphins and scallop shell type), but with a characteristic Kimon style head of Arethusa on the obverse, dates the issue to the late 5th century period of master engraver signed issues.
Extremely Fine; a real gem of a coin. Unpublished in the standard references, seemingly one of just four known examples.
From the Italo Vecchi Collection;
Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd., Auction X, 27 September 2015, lot 208 (hammer: £400).
Although unpublished in the standard references, two other examples are noted in the D'Arpa archive, attributed there as the smallest denomination of the 357-354 BC Zeus Eleutherios series on the grounds of similarity to the Zeus Eleutherios / Three dolphins around scallop shell series (CNS II, 76; HGC 2, 1484). However, another unpublished coin from the former Moretti collection with exactly the same reverse (two dolphins and scallop shell type), but with a characteristic Kimon style head of Arethusa on the obverse, dates the issue to the late 5th century period of master engraver signed issues.