Sicily. Motya. Circa 400-397 BC. Trias (Silver, 7.56 mm, 0.20 g). Head of nymph facing slightly left; border of dots. Rev. Four pellets (mark of value) in laurel wreath; all within a shallow incuse circle. Jenkins, SNR 50 (1971), pl. 23, 7 var. (barley grain on reverse). Campana CNAI II, pag. 385, 25b (same dies). Viola CNP 778 (same dies). G. Manganaro, “Dall’obolo alla litra e il problema del Damareteion”, in Travaux de Numismatique Grecque, offerts a Georges Le Rider, London 1999, pl. 24, 38 (same, uncertain Punic mint). HGC 2, 456 (same, but catalogued as Himera). Buceti 26 (same obverse die). Old cabinet tone with light iridescence. Very Fine. Extremely Rare, known in very few specimens.Ex Astarte IX, 15 May 2002, lot 106.

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Sicily. Motya. Circa 400-397 BC. Trias (Silver, 7.56 mm, 0.20 g). Head of nymph facing slightly left; border of dots. Rev. Four pellets (mark of value) in laurel wreath; all within a shallow incuse circle. Jenkins, SNR 50 (1971), pl. 23, 7 var. (barley grain on reverse). Campana CNAI II, pag. 385, 25b (same dies). Viola CNP 778 (same dies). G. Manganaro, “Dall’obolo alla litra e il problema del Damareteion”, in Travaux de Numismatique Grecque, offerts a Georges Le Rider, London 1999, pl. 24, 38 (same, uncertain Punic mint). HGC 2, 456 (same, but catalogued as Himera). Buceti 26 (same obverse die). Old cabinet tone with light iridescence. Very Fine. Extremely Rare, known in very few specimens.

Ex Astarte IX, 15 May 2002, lot 106.

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Closing on: 2026-04-09 13:30:00 Roma time