SICILY. Akragas. AV 2 Litrai (Diobol) (1.31 gms), ca. 406 B.C. NGC Ch AU, Strike: 4/5 Surface: 3/5. Edge Marks. HGC-2, 75 var. (eagle left); SNG ANS-998-9 var. (same). Silanos, magistrate. Obverse: Eagle, with serpent clasped in its talons, standing right on rock outcropping; two pellets (mark of value) on rocks; Reverse: Crab; below, ΣΙΛΑΝΟΣ in two lines (the lower retrograde). Quite well centered and struck, this type in <strong>EXTREMELY RARE</strong> with the eagle facing right. Dazzling and brilliant, with an alluring golden-yellow tone throughout, and undoubtedly hotly pursued by the advanced collectors of Sicilian gold issues. From the Collection of a Gentleman.<p>Ex: J. Pierpont Morgan Collection (Stacks - 9/1983) Lot #3 [JPM-10].
