117, Lot: 3. Estimate $1000. Sold for $1200. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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SICILY, Syracuse. Philistis, wife of Hieron II. 274-216 BC. AR 16 Litrae (26mm, 13.48 g). Struck circa 216-215 BC. Diademed and veiled bust of Philistis left; thrysos behind / Nike in walking quadriga right; crescent above, A before. Burnett, "The Enna Hoard," in
SNR 62, 32 var. (nothing behind head); SNG ANS 876. EF, small rough area behind Nike.