SICILY. Agyrion. Circa 339/8-317 BC. Hemilitron (Bronze, 28 mm, 15.00 g, 4 h). Head of young Herakles (or Iolaos?) to right, wearing tainia, lion skin tied around his neck. Rev. AΓYPINAIΩN Panther standing right, gnawing on stag’s head held down by his foreclaws. Castrizio Series V, 1 (D1/R2). HGC 2, 50. Rizzo pl. LIX, 11. An unusually attractive example of this difficult issue with a fine pedigree. Faint marks, otherwise, very fine.


From the Trinacria Collection, Classical Numismatic Group 97, 17 September 2014, 18, ex Numismatica Ars Classica 7, 1 March 1994, 185 and H. J. Berk Chicago International Coin Fair Auction 1, 23 March 1993, lot 11.