The M.L. Collection of Coins of Magna Graecia and Sicily Catana Tetradrachm circa 475-470, AR 17.24 g. Man-headed bull (the river god Amenanos) swimming r.; above, naked silenus leaping r.; below, pistrix. Rev. KATANAION Nike walking l., with wings half extended, carrying in each hand an open taenia. Holm pl. II, 4 (this coin). Rizzo pl. IX, 12 (this coin). SNG Lloyd 88 (this reverse die). Kraay-Hirmer pl. 10, 30 (this obverse die). C. Boheringer, Ognina Hoard, pl. 30, 80 (these dies). An extremely rare type missing in both the Randazzo and the Comery collection. A superb representation of the river god Amenanos of masterly late Archaic style. Wonderful old cabinet tone and with a prestigious pedigree, weakly struck on reverse, otherwise extremely fine Ex Leu 20, 1978, 26; Leu 48, 1989, 44 and NAC 7, 1994, 186 sales. From the Gotha cabinet collection.