ANCIENT GREEK COINS
SICILY | Syracuse
New York Sale VII, Jan 15 2004
Lot 152 AE 12.44g
FROM THE AUCTION CATALOG
| House | THE NEW YORK SALE , New York, USA |
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| Date | January 15th, 2004 |
| Lot | 152 |
| Description | Pyrrhus, king of Epirus, in Sicily 278-276. Bronze. AE 12.44 g. SURAKOSIWN Youthful head of Heracles l., wearing lion’s skin. Rev. Athena Alkidemos in Peplos r., wearing helmet, holding large shield in her outstretched l. hand, brandishing thunderbolt with her raised r. hand; in field l., thunderbolt. SNG ANS 844. Calciati II, 312, 175. Light bluish tone. Surface slightly corroded. Good very fine |
| Issuer | SICILY | Syracuse |
| Metal | AE (Bronze) |
| Denomination | |
| Weight | 12.44g |
| Estimate | 190 |
| Sold | 165 |
| Currency | USD |
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