SICILY, Syracuse. Philistis, wife of Hieron II. 275-215 BC. AR 16 Litrai – Tetradrachm (26.5mm, 13.18 g, 2h). Struck circa 218/7-215 BC. Near EF.

Triton XXVIII – Session 5
Lot: 5044. Estimated: $ 1 000

Greek, Silver

Sold For $ 1 900. 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 (26.5mm, 13.18 g, 2h). Struck circa 218/7-215 BC. Diademed and veiled head left; grain ear to right / Nike driving slow quadriga right; crescent above, KIΣ to right, grain ear below. CCO 69 (D17/R46); BAR Issue 65; HGC 2, 1554; SNG Copenhagen 824 (same dies). Lightly toned, remnants of find patina, flan crack, some die rust and a few light scratches on obverse, flan flaw at edge on reverse. Near EF.

Ex Trausnitz Collection (Nomos Obolos 18, 21 February 2021), lot 96, purchased from Münzhandlung Athena, December 1998.


Closing Date and Time: 22 January 2025 at 10:14:20 ET.



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