Sale: CNG 78, Lot: 244. Estimate $200.  Closing Date: Wednesday, 14 May 2008.  Sold For $220. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

SICILY, Syracuse. Hieron II. 275-215 BC. Æ Tetras (8.70 g, 5h). Struck circa 263-218 BC. Diademed head of Poseidon left / Ornamented trident; flanked by dolphins downward; monogram to lower left. CCO period IIa-b; BAR issue 60; CNS 194 R1 8; SNG ANS 968 var. (position of monogram). Good VF, dark green patina.