ANCIENT GREEK COINS

SICILY | Syracuse

CNG Triton XVI.5, Jan 16 2013

Lot 125 AE Litra, 8.37g
ex Hirsch XV (1906), 1241

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rNumis notes: Robert & Julius Diez Colln

House	Classical Numismatic Group, Lancaster, USA
Date	January 16th, 2013
Lot	125
Description	Agathokles. 317-289 BC. Æ Litra (21mm, 8.37 g, 7h). Struck circa 308/7 BC. Diademed head of Herakles right; bow to left (only traces visible) / Lion standing right, raising foreleg; club above, spear in exergue. Cf. Holloway, Bronze pl. 7, 6; BAR Issue 24; CNS 151 Ds 8 Rs 63; SNG ANS 739. VF, dark green-brown patina. From the Robert and Julius Diez Collection. Ex Gustav Philipsen Collection (Part I, J. Hirsch XV, 28 May 1906), lot 1241.
Issuer	SICILY | Syracuse
Metal	AE (Bronze)
Denomination	Litra
Weight	8.37g
Estimate	150
Sold	220
Currency	USD
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J.Hirsch XV, May 28 1906

Lot 1241 AE 8.38g

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CNG Triton XVI.5, Jan 16 2013

Lot 125 AE Litra, 8.37g

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