116, Lot: 92. Estimate $400. Sold for $295. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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SICILY, The Tyrrhenoi. Circa 357-336 BC. Æ Drachm (27mm, 23.83 g). Head of Athena right, wearing crested helmet / Athena standing slighly left, holding long spear in right hand, left hand resting on shield set on the ground.CNS 1; SNG Morcom -; SNG ANS 1167. VF, dark brown, almost black, patina. Overstruck on a Syracuse Æ Drachm, Athena / Dolphins flanking sea star (CNS II 62). Very rare.
From the Tony Hardy Collection.