Ancient & World Coins

Lucania, Thourioi, 350-281 BC. AR Distater (15.4 g). Head right of Athena, wearing crested helmet ornamented with Skylla. Reverse: Bull butting right;

Bruttium, Kroton. Circa 530 BC. AR Stater or Nomos (7.85 g). Delphic tripod with three handles and legs terminating in lion's feet, two snakes a...

Sicily. Akragas, c. 464-450 BC. AR Tetradrachm (17.33 g). Eagle standing left. Reverse: Crab within incuse circle. SNG ANS 976 (this obverse die). Abo

Sicily. Himera, c. 483-472 BC. AR Didrachm (8.47 g). Cock standing left. Reverse: Crab. SNG Lloyd 1012 (these dies); Jenkins (suppl.) 1617, pl. III, 3

Sicily, Leontinoi, c. 455-430 BC. AR Tetradrachm (16.75 g). Laureate head right of Apollo. Reverse: Lion's head right; around, four barley corns...

Sicily, Messana. 425-421 BC. AR Tetradrachm (16.9 g). Biga of mules driven right by standing charioteer. Reverse:Hare running right; below, dolphin sw

Sicily, Messana. 412-408 BC. AR Tetradrachm (17.32 g). Biga of mules driven left by city goddess Messana; above, Nike crowning charioteer. Reverse: Ha

Sicily. Morgantina, The Sikeliotes, 215-212 BC. AR 8 Litrai (6.73 g). Veiled head of Kore left; behind head, leaf. Reverse: Quadriga being driven by w

Sicily, Naxos, c. 420 BC. AR Tetradrachm (15.8 g). Classical head right of Dionysos, wearing stephane decorated with ivy wreath. Reverse: Squatting Si

Sicily, Selinos, 466-415 BC. AR Tetradrachm (16.77 g). Slow quadriga driven left with Apollo holding bow and Artemis behind, holding reins. Reverse: R