Description
Islands Off Sicily. Lipara, 440-420 BC or 425-420 BC. Hemilitron (6 Globules). Metal composition: Copper 47,5 %, Lead 31,7 %, other 20,8 %.; 38 mm.
BMC II (Sicily), p. 256, 5 – SNG Copenhague, II, Sicily 1084 - Calciati CNS I, p. 8, 4/4 (Paris, BnF 2221, 43,54 g, same dies) – Buceti I, p. 246, 6 (R4, 3 examples) (this photographed example) – O. Hoover HGC. 2/ 1761.
Fantastic coin with very nice strike. Exceptional for issue, the finest known. Splendid brown green patina.
Example certified NGC: AU ★ (SUP+). Strike 5/5 Surface 4/5. Highest grade.
Provenance Details
Example from Triton XII, New York, 6 January 2009, n° 121.
Described on the cover page as «extraordinary Lipara Hemilitron», Hammer price: 47.500 $ + 7.125 $ fees = 54625 $, based on an estimate: 20.000 $. Delivered with luxury custom made box.