SICILY. Katane. Circa 461-450 BC. Litra (Silver, 12 mm, 0.68 g, 11 h). Head of Silenos to left, balding, with an animal ear, and a long beard extending through the dotted border. Rev. ΚΑΤ - ΑΝΕ Winged thunderbolt. Boehringer, Kataneische, Li 2. Jameson 536. Rizzo pl. IX, 16. Beautifully toned and with a powerful head of Silenos. Extremely fine.

From a Swiss collection formed in the late 1990s.