Sicily. Panormos (as Ziz). Siculo-Punic Coinage, circa 412-400 BC. Litra (Silver, 10.18 mm, 0.68 g). Female head right, wearing ampyx and sphendone; behind neck, swastika (?); border of dots. Rev. 'SYS' (in Punic) Forepart of man-headed bull right; below, shell (not visible). Jenkins, SNR 50 (1971), pl. 24, 8 (same dies). Viola CNP 426a = Buceti 41 (this coin illustrated). BMC Sicily 249, 22-23 (same dies). SNG ANS 545 (same obverse die). Cf. HGC 2, 1041. Beautiful old cabinet tone. Ancient thin scratch on the nymph's face on the obverse. Very Fine. Very Rare Variant. Ex Numismatica Ars Classica auction K, 30 March 2000, lot 1164; Price list Münzen und Medaillen 431, March 1981.

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Sicily. Panormos (as Ziz). Siculo-Punic Coinage, circa 412-400 BC. Litra (Silver, 10.18 mm, 0.68 g). Female head right, wearing ampyx and sphendone; behind neck, swastika (?); border of dots. Rev. 'SYS' (in Punic) Forepart of man-headed bull right; below, shell (not visible). Jenkins, SNR 50 (1971), pl. 24, 8 (same dies). Viola CNP 426a = Buceti 41 (this coin illustrated). BMC Sicily 249, 22-23 (same dies). SNG ANS 545 (same obverse die). Cf. HGC 2, 1041. Beautiful old cabinet tone. Ancient thin scratch on the nymph's face on the obverse. Very Fine. Very Rare Variant.

Ex Numismatica Ars Classica auction K, 30 March 2000, lot 1164; Price list Münzen und Medaillen 431, March 1981.

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