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Details
LOT 2893
Sicily, Syracuse AE 20mm. Roman rule, after 212 BC.
Diademed head of Serapis to right, wearing atef crown / [ΣYPAK]-O-CIΩN, Isis standing facing, head to left, holding sistrum with right hand and sceptre with left. CNS II, 240 corr. (wreath); HGC 2, 1478. Good Fine.(8.63gr, 20mm, 12h.).
Provenance
Ex Stocker collection, Kent, UK, 1955-early 2000s; collector's ticket included.
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