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Sicily. Katana Æ13 / Amphinomos and Anapias

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Attribution: SNG ANS 1289
Date: After 212 BC
Obverse: Amphinomos carrying his father
Reverse: Anapias carrying his mother
Size: 13.03mm
Weight: 0.93 grams
Rarity:

6
Description: good Fine+, mottled patina. This is a favorite story of family devotion recounted by many Greek and Roman writers. The Catanaean brothers saved their elderly parents from an eruption of Mount Etna by carrying them away from the danger.