Sale: CNG 60, Lot: 221. Estimate $500.  Closing Date: Wednesday, 22 May 2002.  Sold For $500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

SICILY, Syracuse. Philistis, wife of Hieron II. 274-216 BC. AR 16 Litrae (13.56 gm). Circa 216-215 BC. Diademed and veiled head of Philistis left; torch behind / Nike in galloping quadriga right; E below horse's hooves. Burnett, "The Enna Hoard," SNR 62, 47; SNG ANS 884. Fine // AR 16 Litrae (13.82 gm). Circa 216-215 BC. Diademed and veiled head of Philistis left; palm branch behind / Nike driving quadriga right. SNG Copenhagen 822; SNG ANS 869 var. (stylistic differences). VF, toned, die rust, some crystallization and light chipping. Two (2) coins in lot. ($500)