| Dmitry Markov Coins & Medals | M&M Numismatics Ltd > Auction 60 | Auction date: 9 January 2024 |
| Lot number: 26 Price realized: 800 USD (Approx. 733 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on  |
| Lot description: Sicily, Alontion. Æ (5.83 g), ca. 210-180 BC Male head (or possibly the head of Roma) to left, wearing Phrygian helmet. Reverse: ΑΛΟΝΤΙΝΩΝ, Man-headed bull standing left, spouting water; in exergue, crab. CNS I 2. HGC 2, 214. Very Rare, especially in this condition. Sharply struck and quite lovely. Extremely Fine. A native Sikel city, Alontion claimed a Greek origin, assigning the city's foundation to Patron of Akarnania, the man who guided Aeneas and the Trojans on their tour of Sicily. The head on the obverse, sporting a Phrygian helmet, is usually identified as male, although it may instead be the Roman goddess Roma, and copied from Roman didrachms of the mid third century. If so, then this coin should probably be seen as an issue struck late in the First Punic War (264-241 BC) or shortly thereafter. Estimate: 1000 USD |  |
