ANCIENT COINS, GREEK COINS, Sicily, Syracuse, Pyrrhos (278-276 BC), Æ, 10.1g. head of Herakles facing left, wearing lion skin headdress, cornucopiae behind. Rev. Athena Promachos advancing right, wielding thunderbolt and holding forth shield on arm, wreath in left field (BAR Issue 52; CNS 176; cf SNG ANS 845-6 (symbol on obverse)). Glossy golden-brown patina, nearly mint state.
Estimate: $ 500