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SICILY. Acragas. Ca. 410-406 BC. AV 2-litrai or diobol (12mm, 1.35 gm, 2h). NGC Choice AU★ 5/5 - 5/5. Silanus, magistrate. AKPA, eagle standing left on rock outcropping, clasping snake in its talons; two pellets (mark of value) on rocks, linear border / ΣIΛA/NOΣ (second line retrograde), crab, viewed from above. SNG ANS 998-999. HGC 2, 75 (R2). Nicely centered, with clear designs on both sides.
Ex Lexington Collection of Jonathan K. Kern (Heritage Auctions, Auction 3033 ANA, 8 August 2014), lot 23003
This is a rare issue, and the present example certainly ranks near the top of around ten other examples on the open market in the past decade. As this was such a short-produced issue, there were only so many dies used, meaning the small die break seen on the obverse on the tail of the eagle is fairly standard. Likewise, the slight waviness seen on the reverse of the flan is typical of this series. Cf. Triton VI (14 January 2003), lot 94 and Hess-Divo 309 (28 April 2008), lot 14 for two other examples that have the same fabric and are struck from the same dies.
https://coins.ha.com/itm/ancients/greek/ancients-sicily-acragas-ca-410-406-bc-av-2-litrai-or-diobol-12mm-135-gm-2h-ngc-choice-auand-9733-5-5-5-5/a/3105-32004.s?type=DA-DMC-CoinArchives-WorldCoins-3105-01092023
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Estimate: 10000-15000 USD
SICILY. Acragas. Ca. 410-406 BC. AV 2-litrai or diobol (12mm, 1.35 gm, 2h). NGC Choice AU★ 5/5 - 5/5. Silanus, magistrate. AKPA, eagle standing left on rock outcropping, clasping snake in its talons; two pellets (mark of value) on rocks, linear border / ΣIΛA/NOΣ (second line retrograde), crab, viewed from above. SNG ANS 998-999. HGC 2, 75 (R2). Nicely centered, with clear designs on both sides.
Ex Lexington Collection of Jonathan K. Kern (Heritage Auctions, Auction 3033 ANA, 8 August 2014), lot 23003
This is a rare issue, and the present example certainly ranks near the top of around ten other examples on the open market in the past decade. As this was such a short-produced issue, there were only so many dies used, meaning the small die break seen on the obverse on the tail of the eagle is fairly standard. Likewise, the slight waviness seen on the reverse of the flan is typical of this series. Cf. Triton VI (14 January 2003), lot 94 and Hess-Divo 309 (28 April 2008), lot 14 for two other examples that have the same fabric and are struck from the same dies.
https://coins.ha.com/itm/ancients/greek/ancients-sicily-acragas-ca-410-406-bc-av-2-litrai-or-diobol-12mm-135-gm-2h-ngc-choice-auand-9733-5-5-5-5/a/3105-32004.s?type=DA-DMC-CoinArchives-WorldCoins-3105-01092023
HID02906262019
© 2022 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved
Estimate: 10000-15000 USD