Details
LOT 2896
Sicily, Syracuse AE 23mm. Time of Agathokles, circa 295-289 BC.
Draped bust of Artemis Soteira to right; quiver over shoulder, ΣΩTEIPA downwards before / Winged thunderbolt; AΓAΘOKΛEOΣ above, BAΣIΛEOΣ below. CNS II, 142; BAR Issue 33; SNG ANS 708; HGC 2, 1537. Very Fine. Green patina.(8.38gr, 22mm, 5h). [No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired on the UK art market;
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
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