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Long Beach Signature Sale 3035 3-5 September 2014
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SICILY. Syracuse. Agathocles (317-289 BC). EL 1/12th stater or 5 litrai (11mm, 0.74 gm, 7h). Struck ca. 310-300 BC. Head of Arethusa right, hair in sphendone / Octopus. HGC 2, 1296. CNS III, p. 317, 1. Very rare! Scattered surface marks, otherwise quite pleasing and among the finest examples known. NGC AU 5/5 - 3/5, wavy flan.
Estimate: 1000-1400 USD
SICILY. Syracuse. Agathocles (317-289 BC). EL 1/12th stater or 5 litrai (11mm, 0.74 gm, 7h). Struck ca. 310-300 BC. Head of Arethusa right, hair in sphendone / Octopus. HGC 2, 1296. CNS III, p. 317, 1. Very rare! Scattered surface marks, otherwise quite pleasing and among the finest examples known. NGC AU 5/5 - 3/5, wavy flan.
Estimate: 1000-1400 USD