SICILY, Himera. Circa 430-420 BC. Æ Hemilitron (34.42 gm). Gorgoneion with protruding tongue and furrowed cheeks / Six pellets, two triangular wedges between rows. SNG ANS 177 var.; Calciati I pg. 30, 16; SNG Copenhagen 314 var.; SNG Morcom 597 var.; Laffaille 147 var.; Virzi 1026. Good VF, glossy dark green patina under some earthen encrustation. ($500) Ex Frank Sternberg Auktion XX (20 April 1988), lot 236. Triton V Sale, 15 Jan 2002, lot 158. Lot sold for USD 500. Used by permission of CNG, www.historicalcoins.com