SICILY. Syracuse. Dionysios I, 405-367 BC. 20 Litrai or Tetradrachm.
SICILY. Syracuse. Dionysios I, 405-367 BC. 20 Litrai or Tetradrachm (Gold, 9 mm, 1.16 g, 10 h), circa 405-400. [ΣΥΡA] Head of Herakles to left, wearing lion skin headdress. Rev. Σ-Υ-Ρ-Α Quadripartite incuse square; in deeper incuse circle in center, small female head (Arethousa?) to left, wearing ampyx and pearl necklace. HGC 2, 1289 var. (differing arrangement of ethnikon). Rizzo pl. 48, 9 var. (differing arrangement of ethnikon). SNG ANS 355 var. (differing arrangement of ethnikon). SNG Copenhagen 683-4 var. (differing arrangement of ethnikon). SNG München 1084-5 var. (differing arrangement of ethnikon). A very rare variety. Perfectly centered and sharply struck, a lovely example. Very light deposits and with very minor doubling, otherwise, extremely fine.
Ex Auctiones AG 26, 16 September 1996, 67
CHF 4’500.00

