Auction 309 – Ancient Greek and Byzantine Coins Auction 309 – Session II
Thursday 26 September 2024 hours 14:30 (UTC +01:00)
Sicily, Syracuse, Time of Hiketas II (287-278 BC); Æ (10,10 g; 22 mm)
ΔΙΟΣ ΕΛΛΑΝΙΟΥ, laureate head of Zeus Hellanios to r.; Rv. [ΣΥΡΑΚ]-ΟΣΙΩΝ, eagle with spread wings standing l. on thunderbolt; in field to l., A above star. Buceti 987; CNS II, p. 313, 168; HGC 2, 1449; SNG ANS 803-6. Dark brown patina with yellow hues and red spots on the obverse. Near extremely fine.