Sicily, Syracuse Æ Litra. Time of Pyrrhos, 278-276 BC. Head of Herakles to left, wearing lion skin headdress; ΣYRA[KOΣI]ΩN before / Athena Promachos advancing to right, hurling spear and holding shield; wreath behind. CNS II, 175; SNG ANS 845; SNG Copenhagen 812; HGC 2, 1450. 9.59g, 25mm, 9h.
Good Very Fine; a well-centered example. Rare.
From a private European collection.