Details
LOT 2651
Sicily, Messana. The Mamertinoi AE 26mm. Circa 275-264 BC.
Laureate head of Ares to right; uncertain symbol behind, Α[ΡΕΟΣ] before / Eagle standing to left on thunderbolt, wings spread; MΑΜΕΡ-[ΤΙΝΩΝ] around. Cf. CNS 2; HGC 2, 870. Near Very Fine.(17.93gr, 26mm, 1h.).
Provenance
Ex property of a UK gallery, early 2000s.
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