Watch List notes:

SICILY. Abakainon. Circa 420-400 BC. Litra (Silver, 11 mm, 0.67 g, 1 h). Facing head of Apollo, with somewhat unruly hair, turned slightly to the left; border of dots. Rev. ΑΒΑ Boar standing to left; before him to left, piglet standing left. Bertini 20. Buceti 27 var. SNG Lockett 686 (this coin). Of a remarkably fine, truly Greek, style, showing a quite different conception of the god, as compared to the heads on both the preceding and following lots. Very attractively toned and with a fine pedigree. Good very fine.
From the "Collection sans Pareille" of Ancient Greek Fractions, and from the collection of Leo Mildenberg, ex Auctiones V, 2 December 1975, 35, and from the collections of R.C. Lockett, II, 1, 25 October 1955, 570 (part), and those of Sir A. Evans and P. Mathey (the provenance given in Lockett to Hirsch XXXII, 1912, 20 is incorrect).