★ Ex Freeman & Sear, Manhattan Sale II, 4 January 2010, 10 and NAC Q, 6 April 2006, 1165 ★

SICILY. Katane. Circa 461-450 BC. Tetradrachm (Silver, 26 mm, 16.84 g, 10 h). River god Amenanos, in the form of a man-headed bull, walking to right; above, satyr running right; in exergue, ketos swimming to right. Rev. KATANAION Nike, with open wings, walking to left, holding an open taenia in each hand. Boehringer, Ognina, pl. 30, 80 ( same obverse die ). Randazzo 67-68 ( same reverse die ). Rizzo pl. IX, 12 ( same dies ). SNG Lloyd 887 ( same obverse die ). Very rare. Beautifully toned and of wonderful Classical style. Struck from the usual somewhat worn dies , otherwise, good very fine.

Ex Freeman & Sear, Manhattan Sale II, 4 January 2010, 10 and Numismatica Ars Classica Q, 6 April 2006, 1165.