SICILY, Syracuse. Timoleon and the Third Democracy. 344-317 BC. Æ Dilitron (26mm, 20.71 g, 2h). Timoleontic Symmachy coinage. 2nd series, circa 339/8-334 BC.Triton XXV Greek, Bronze, Coin-in-Hand Video Sold For $ 18 000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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SICILY, Syracuse. Timoleon and the Third Democracy. 344-317 BC. Æ Dilitron (26mm, 20.71 g, 2h). Timoleontic Symmachy coinage. 2nd series, circa 339/8-334 BC. Head of Zeus Eleutherios left, wearing laurel wreath; ZEYΣ E-Λ-EY[Θ]E[PIOΣ] around / Horse rearing left; ΣY[PA]-K-OΣIΩ-N around. Castrizio Series II, 1; CNS 80; HGC 2, 1439; SNG ANS 533-41; SNG Lloyd 1456-7; SNG Morcom 717; Basel 499; Favorito 17; Laffaille 225; Virzi 1500–14. Attractive green and red-brown patina, light smoothing in fields. EF. Exceptional for issue; among the finest known. |