circa 344-339 BCE
Æ Tetras 4.44g, 16mm, 8h
Uncertain mercenaries
Bearded male head to right; [barley grain] to left, [ethnic] to right /
Kithara
CNS III p. 322, 2; HGC 2, –
Ex Mike Ballerini Collection
As far as I can tell, coins of Kersini are extremely rare. Only a few have been listed for sale. That’s made it difficult for me to have any idea where this city was. So far, searches haven’t provided any info and I wonder if anyone knows.
From what I can tell, this was minted by mercenaries, though I’m uncertain (and maybe everyone else is) where they were based.
For now, I’ve picked a random location in Sicily. I’ll update it if/when I find the actual location.