SICILY, Katane ~ c. 415-412 BC ~ Silver Tetrantes or Trionkia (.22g) ~ Laureate head of Apollo right ~ Kithara (lyre), 3 dots around. ~ Hoover-595. ~ F/F+, bit grainy. Very rare.

2007—when Chichén Itzá was officially recognized as one of the New Seven Wonders of the World

“Yehonatan the High Priest and the Council of Jews” in cursive script within wreath

General Warden of the Prussian Mint

Æ Prutah (1

On reverse: finely detailed wreath with the motto: DIR DEN BECHER DER FREUDEN LANGE NOCH SO WIE HEUT (Something like: May you long enjoy this cup of joys

a 16th-century medalist

left a lasting impression on the history of Renaissance medal-making

pomegranate in center

showcases her mastery of the medium

dual-denomination silver (

which thereafter closed

317-324 (317-18)