Roma Numismatics Ltd
E-Sale 105 19 Jan 2023
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Sicily, Kamarina Fourrée Tetradrachm. Circa 461-405 BC. Athena driving fast quadriga to left; Nike flying to right above / KAMAPINAOIN, head of Herakles to left, wearing lion skin headdress. Westermark & Jenkins B5; SNG Copenhagen 161 (same dies); BMC 8 (same dies); HGC 4, -, cf. 519 & 520. 12.64g, 24mm, 12h.
Very Fine; rev. slightly double struck, some surface corrosion, lightly toned. Very Rare.
Ex Frank James Collection, Roma Numismatics Ltd., E-Sale 25, 27 February 2016, lot 27;
Ex Stack's Bowers and Ponterio, Auction 164, 6 January 2012, lot 75.
An interesting coin and one of very few examples. Previously believed to be modern replicas on the basis of the misspelt ethnik, Westermark and Jenkins argued in their 1980 publication that these coins should be considered ancient forgeries.
Very Fine; rev. slightly double struck, some surface corrosion, lightly toned. Very Rare.
Ex Frank James Collection, Roma Numismatics Ltd., E-Sale 25, 27 February 2016, lot 27;
Ex Stack's Bowers and Ponterio, Auction 164, 6 January 2012, lot 75.
An interesting coin and one of very few examples. Previously believed to be modern replicas on the basis of the misspelt ethnik, Westermark and Jenkins argued in their 1980 publication that these coins should be considered ancient forgeries.