306, Lot: 11. Estimate $750. Sold for $1100. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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SICILY, Syracuse. Philistis, wife of Hieron II. 275-215 BC. AR 16 Litrai – Tetradrachm (26mm, 12.97 g, 6h). Struck circa 218/7-214 BC. Diademed and veiled head left; wreath to right / Nike, holding reins in both hands, driving slow quadriga right; Φ above. BAR issue 65; SNG ANS 874. VF, minor die rust.
From the Demetrios Armounta Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Auctions XV (5 June 1991), lot 50.