Greek Coins. Bruttium, Rhegium.
Bronze circa 415-387, Æ 5.41 g. Facing head of lion. Rev. PHΓINON Laureate head of Apollo r.; in l. field, olive leaf and retrograde E. SNG ANS 684 var. (no retrograde E). AMB 227 (this coin). Historia Numorum Italy 2526 var. (no retrograde E).
An extremely rare variety. Dark brown-green patina, a hairline flan-crack at six
o'clock on obverse, otherwise good very fine
Ex NAC 13, 1998, formerly exhibited Antikenmuseum Basel, 227; CNG 51, 1999, 116 and CNG 87, 2011, 197 sales. From the R. Bement jr. and Athos and Dina Moretti collections.