Sale: Triton XI, Lot: 62. Estimate $1500.  Closing Date: Monday, 7 January 2008.  Sold For $2600. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

SICILY, Syracuse. Second Democracy. 466-405 BC. AV Didrachm (0.66 g, 11h). Struck circa 410-406 BC. SURA (retrograde), head of Athena left wearing crested Attic helmet / Aegis with facing gorgoneion in center. Rizzo pl. 48, 6; SNG ANS 316; SNG Lloyd 1418; SNG Copenhagen 687; Jameson 817. Good VF.

For a discussion of the dating and denomination of this issue, see C. Boehringer, "Die Finanzpolitik und Münzprägung des Dionysios von Syrakus" in Essays Thompson, pp. 15-17 and C. Boehringer, "Ehrenrettung einer syrakusanischen Goldmünze" in FlorNum, pp. 73-79.