Campania. Cales. 260-240 BC. Æ (6.34g, 3h). Laffaille 1 = Strauss 9 = Tradart 2.4 (this coin). Splendid emerald patina. Exceptional for issue. Choice extremely fine. From the Sadijas collection; former Maurice Laffaille (1902-1989) collection, Münzen & Medaillen 1991 (76) lot 9

With his special bright colors, pomp and pride, the rooster attracts the attention of any person. He faithfully served many Greek gods: Apollo, Athena, Hermes, Asclepius. In one of the myths of Ares, the god of war, turned his servant into a rooster when he did not wake up Ares and his mistress Aphrodite in time during one of their secret meetings! Since then, a servant in the guise of a rooster woke his master before dawn.