SICILY. Syracuse. Roman rule, after 212 BC. (Bronze, 16 mm, 2.82 g, 1 h). Janiform head of a bearded Dionysos, wearing ivy-wreath. Rev. ΣYPAKO-ΣIΩN Filleted thyrsos. Calciati 222. CNS 215. HGC 2, 1517. Virzi 1886. Dark green patina. Very fine.
From the Vineyard Collection, bought from Classical Cash in December 1999.