‡ Sicily, Enna, bronze hemilitron, c. 350-344 BC, [ΔΑΜΑΗΡ], wreathed head of Demeter right, wearing pendent earring and necklace, rev., ΕΝΝΑ, filleted bull’s head facing slightly right; above, barley grain, 13.67g., die axis 1.00 (Laffaille (1982), 45 = Laffaille (1990), 136, this piece; Bank Leu 6 (Virzi) 105, same obverse die; SNG ANS 1335; Calciati 3; AMB 296), good very fine with a green patina, very rare Provenance: F. Sternberg XX, 20 April 1988, lot 227; M. Laffaille collection, Münzen und Medaillen 76, 19 September 1991, lot 136; Tradart, Geneva, 8 November 1992, lot 31 (colour enlargement p. 65); Tradart, Geneva, 16 November 1995, lot 19; European Connoisseur collection (formed before 2002).
Estimate: GBP 700-1000
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