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SICILY. Abakainon. Circa 410-400 BC. Litra (Silver, 12 mm, 0.56 g, 5 h). Bearded male head to right. Rev. ΑΒΑ Boar standing to right; in field to right, acorn. Buceti 30. SNG ANS -. Clear and toned. Reverse slightly double-struck, otherwise, good very fine.
From the "Collection sans Pareille" of Ancient Greek Fractions.
Whose is the bearded male head? Perhaps, if we have heads of Apollo without a laurel wreath, as we do, what we have here may be a head of Zeus, also without a laurel wreath. This possibility is, in fact, most likely because other, earlier bearded heads, laureate, do appear on the coinage of Abakainon, and they must be identified as Zeus.
From the "Collection sans Pareille" of Ancient Greek Fractions.
Whose is the bearded male head? Perhaps, if we have heads of Apollo without a laurel wreath, as we do, what we have here may be a head of Zeus, also without a laurel wreath. This possibility is, in fact, most likely because other, earlier bearded heads, laureate, do appear on the coinage of Abakainon, and they must be identified as Zeus.