143, Lot: 24. Estimate $150. Sold for $235. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

SICILY, Syracuse. Hieron II. 275-216 BC. Æ 27mm (21.59 g). Struck circa 265 BC. Diademed head of Hieron II left; thunderbolt behind / Horseman galloping right, holding lance; AP monogram below. SNG ANS 932-3 var. (wreath in place of thunderbolt). VF, attractive brown and green patina.

From the collection of Alexandre de Barros.