Stack's Bowers & Ponterio
May 2023 World CCO Auction 16-19 May 2023
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SICILY. Syracuse. Philistis, wife of Hieron II, 275-215 B.C. AR 5 Litrai (Drachm), ca. 240-216 B.C. NGC Ch F.
HGC-2, 1557; SNG Cop-827 (same dies). Obverse: Diademed and veiled head left; palm branch to right; Reverse: Nike driving fast quadriga left. A charming example of this RARE type. While circulated, the well-struck details appear handsomely on the argent surfaces. Certain to please collectors of elusive Syracusan types.
Ex: Christie's New York (06/1991), Lot # 24.
Estimate: $200 - $400
HGC-2, 1557; SNG Cop-827 (same dies). Obverse: Diademed and veiled head left; palm branch to right; Reverse: Nike driving fast quadriga left. A charming example of this RARE type. While circulated, the well-struck details appear handsomely on the argent surfaces. Certain to please collectors of elusive Syracusan types.
Ex: Christie's New York (06/1991), Lot # 24.
Estimate: $200 - $400