SICILY. Syracuse. Roman rule, after 212 BC. (Bronze, 13.5 mm, 2.38 g, 12 h). Janiform head of a bearded Dionysos, wearing ivy-wreath. Rev. ΣYPAKO-ΣIΩN Filleted thyrsos. Calciati 222. CNS 215. HGC 2, 1517. Virzi 1886. Olive green patina and fine details for type. Very fine.
From the Vineyard Collection, ex Vecchi 14, 5 February 1999, 355.