Sicily, Syracuse, 60 Litrae (Gold Dekadrachm) under tyrant Hiketas, ca. 288-279 BC; AV (g 4,25; mm 15; h 12); ΣYRAKOΣIΩN, head of Persephone l., wearing wreath of grain, earrings and necklace; on r., cornucopiae, Rv. Nike driving fast biga r.; above, O; on r., Φ; below, Θ; in ex. EΠIKETA. SNG Copenhagen 798.
Rare. Rusty die, extremely fine.
Incapsulated by NGC: Strike 4/5, Strike 3/5.
(3000 GBP)