Dmitry Markov Coins & Medals | M&M Numismatics Ltd - Auction 60, Lot 26
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...