Sale: CNG 69, Lot: 118. Estimate $750.  Closing Date: Wednesday, 8 June 2005.  Sold For $850. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

SICILY, Syracuse. Philistis, wife of Hieron II. 275-215 BC. AR 5 Litrae (4.33 gm, 6h). Struck circa 216-215 BC. Diademed and veiled head left; star to right / Nike driving quadriga right; K to right. Cf. Burnett 34 (16 Litrae with same symbols); SNG ANS 889 var. (symbols). VF, toned. Choice centering and strike. ($750)

From the Tony Hardy Collection.