Lot 1814

Sale 59 · Important Australian Coins & Banknotes

Description

Sicily, Syracuse, Hieron II (275-215 B.C.), silver sixteen litrai, (13.97 grams), obv. diademed and veiled head of Philistis to left, behind barley ear, rev. quadriga to right driven by Nike with horses walking, above **BASILISSA[S]*, below **FILISTID[OS]*, other letters off flan, (S.989, cf.SNG ANS 882/883). Very fine and rare.

Estimate
$800
Result Status
Sold
Prices Realised
$700