Bertolami Fine Art - Riversdell Close 27, KT16 9JW Chertsey
Auction 87 - Ancient Coins Prima sessone
lunedì 14 dicembre 2020 ore 16:00 (UTC +00:00)
Sicily, Akragas, Litra or Eighth Shekel struck under Punic Occupation, ca....
Sicily, Akragas, Litra or Eighth Shekel struck under Punic Occupation, ca. 213-211 BC; AR (g 0,82; mm 12; h 4); Laureate head of Zeus r., Rv. ΑΚΡΑ / ΓΑΝ, thunderbolt. Head, HN, p. 124 (cited from Salinas); SNG Copenhagen 109.
Of the highest rarity, apparently known from only a very small number of specimens; the only one in Coinarchives. Nicely centered and uncleaned as found; about extremely fine. [Ex Nomos AG 9, 21 October 2014, lot 42]