Dolphin in Harbor / Incuse Square
Zankle (Sicily) - Litra
Description
Obverse: Dolphin leaping left within sickle-shaped harbor.
Reverse: Nine-part incuse square with scallop shell in center.
Very rare.
Details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Composition | Silver |
| Issuer | Zankle |
| Ruling Authority | Unknown |
| Period of Issue | 500 BC - 489 BC |
| Weight | 0.71 g |
| Diameter | 10 mm |
| Orientation | ↑↑ 11h |
| Denomination | Litra |
| Standard | Sicilian Litra |
| References | Gielow #72-8; HGC 2 #768; SNG ANS 4 #304 |
Provenance
| Location | Description | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Dr. J.S. Wilkinson Collection | - |
| United States | Joel Malter & Co., Auction 49 - Lot 158 | Nov 15, 1992 |
| Unknown | The Peter Bartlett Collection | - |
| United States | Nov 19, 2025 | |
| United States | Mar 18, 2026 | |
| United States | Lelouch Collection | Current |