BRUTTIUM, SILVER TETRADRACHM OF RHEGIUM, ca. 400 BC, 17.342g, 2h. Herzfelder 104 (same dies). Gillet 324 (this coin). Rare. Old cabinet tone. Perfectly centered and struck in high relief. With a beautiful head of Apollo in the finest late 5th century style. Extremely fine. Former Michel Eddé collection, privately acquired from Tradart; The Numismatic Auction 1985 (3) lot 16; former Charles Gillet (1879-1972) collection This is one of the great Apollos to be found in Greek coinage, and it was produced during the same period of artistic ferment as the famous issues of Syracuse, Katane and Kamarina, struck from dies signed by artists of the highest caliber. The die cutter who made the dies for this coin has been given the name Master of the Apollo of Rhegium, and he is clearly on the same level as Kimon, the great, perhaps even the greatest, of the Syracusan engravers. In fact, the amazingly serene, albeit severe, expression on the face of Apollo is very reminiscent of the magnificent heads of Arethusa on Kimon's dekadrachms.