254, Lot: 12. Estimate $500. Sold for $700. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

SICILY, Syracuse. Philistis, wife of Hieron II. 275-215 BC. AR 16 Litrai (27mm, 13.69 g, 12h). Struck circa 218/7-214 BC. Diademed and veiled bust left; palm behind / Nike driving galloping quadriga right, holding reins in both hands; A before, E below. CCO - (D9/- [unlisted rev. die]); BAR issue 65; SNG ANS -; Enna -. VF, light marks and roughness, dark hoard patina. Only one specimen with these controls listed in CCO.