Sicily, Syracuse Æ Obol. Time of Hieron II, circa 285-246 BC. Imitative issue in the types of Ptolemy II Philadelphos of Egypt. Laureate head of Zeus to right / ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ, eagle standing to left on thunderbolt, with wings spread; Galatian shield to left. CPE B289; Svoronos 610; Wolf & Lorber, 'Alexandrian' Style, P57–71; SNG Copenhagen 114. 15.38g, 27mm, 8h.
Extremely Fine.
From a private European collection.