Sale: CNG 78, Lot: 87. Estimate $150.  Closing Date: Wednesday, 14 May 2008.  Sold For $370. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

SICILY, Syracuse. Hiketas II. 287-278 BC. Æ 23mm (11.71 g, 5h). Struck circa 287-283 BC. Wreathed head of Kore right; long torch behind / Charioteer driving biga right; star above, monogram and X in exergue. BAR issue 38; CNS 122 Ds50 R1 5 (Agathokles); Favorito type 54; SNG ANS 763 (same dies; Fourth Democracy). Good VF, brown surface with hues of yellow and red, minor deposits.