Ancients
SICILY. Syracuse. Agathocles (317-289 BC). AV hemistater or decadrachm (16mm, 4.27 gm, 2h). NGC AU 5/5 - 3/5. Under Agathocles as Tyrant, 317-310 BC. Laureate head of Apollo left / ΣYPA-K-O-ΣIΩN, charioteer, holding kentron and reigns, driving rearing biga right, triskeles below. Well centered and crisply struck from dies of refined style. HGC 2. 1276. Lustrous surfaces.
Estimate: 3000-4000 USD