203, Lot: 29. Estimate $100. Sold for $86. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

SICILY, Syracuse. Hiketas II. 287-278 BC. Æ Litra (23mm, 9.95 g, 6h). Struck circa 283-279 BC. Laureate head of Zeus Hellanios left; cornucopia behind / Eagle standing left on thunderbolt, with wings displayed; to left, A above star. BAR issue 39; CNS 159; SNG ANS 812 var. (palladium in place of cornucopiae). VF, dark green patina.

From the D. Alighieri Collection.