Sale: Triton XII, Lot: 108. Estimate $750. Closing Date: Monday, 5 January 2009. Sold For $600. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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SICILY, Syracuse. Dionysios I. 405-367 BC. Æ Drachm (32.94 g, 3h). Struck circa 380 BC. Head of Athena left, wearing Corinthian helmet;
sUrA before / Sea-star between two dolphins. Boehringer,
Finanzpolitik, pl. 39, 44 var. (helmet with wreath); CNS 62 var. (same); SNG Morcom 699; SNG ANS 463; SNG Lloyd -; Rizzo -; Basel 494 var. (same). Good VF, dark green-brown patina with some traces of red. Exceptional for issue.
From the Paul H. Gerrie Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 66 (19 May 2004), lot 142.