SICILY. Tauromenion. Circa 275-216/2 BC. Litra (Silver, 10 mm, 0.87 g, 2 h). Bucranium. Rev. TAY-[P•]M Bunch of grapes. Buceti - ( do note that Buceti 6, a litra dated to 344-338 is clearly a modern forgery ). SNG ANS 1124. SNG Copenhagen 933. SNG Lockett 1029 ( same dies ). Very rare. A lovely, sharply struck and toned example. Extremely fine.

From the "Collection sans Pareille" of Ancient Greek Fractions, ex Münzen und Medailen FPL 549, November-December 1991, 9, from the collections of Arthur Colgate, Ars Classica XVI, 3 July 1933, 903, and the British Museum, Naville V, 18 June 1923, 1264 (bought by Baldwin's for Colgate against Ratto).