Bertolami Fine Art - Riversdell Close 27, KT16 9JW Chertsey
Auction 87 - Ancient Coins Prima sessone
lunedì 14 dicembre 2020 ore 16:00 (UTC +00:00)
Sicily, Syracuse, 8 Litrai under tyrant Gelon II, ca. 218-214 BC; AR (g 6,83;...
Sicily, Syracuse, 8 Litrai under tyrant Gelon II, ca. 218-214 BC; AR (g 6,83; mm 21; h 4); Diademed head of Gelon l.; on r., bow, Rv. ΣΥΡΑΚΟΣΙΟΙ - ΓΕΛΩΝΟΣ, Nike driving fast biga r.; below, BA / E. Burnett, "The Enna Hoard," SNR 62, 56 (same dies); BMC 531; HGC 2, 1561; cf. SNG ANS 894-896.
Amazing preservation and fine style, struck on a full flan; sound, lustrous metal. About fdc.