Sale: CNG 78, Lot: 69. Estimate $200.  Closing Date: Wednesday, 14 May 2008.  Sold For $260. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

SICILY, Syracuse. Dionysios I. 405-367 BC. Æ Tetras(?) (1.87 g, 3h). Struck circa 405-400 BC. Head of Arethusa right; four Xs around (only three visible) / Hippocamp right; octopus below, three pellets around (only one visible). Boehringer, Münzprägungen pl. III, 26; CNS 30; Favorito type 5 (c. 440-430 BC); SNG ANS 1382. VF, rough dark green patina. Rare.