CNG 85, Lot: 201. Estimate $2000. Sold for $6500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

SICILY, Syracuse. Dionysios I. 405-367 BC. AR Drachm (17mm, 4.13 g, 6h). Unsigned dies in the style of Eukleidas. Struck circa 405 BC. Helmeted head of Athena facing slightly left; four dolphins around / The hero Leukaspis advancing right, holding shield and spear; altar behind; to right, ram lying on its back; [ΛEYKAΣΠIΣ in exergue]. Boehringer, Münzprägungen pl. II. 17; SNG Lloyd 1396 (same obv. die); SNG ANS 308/311 (for obv./rev. dies). Good VF. Exceptional metal for issue. Rare.