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LOT 3072
Sicily, Syracuse AR 8 Litrai. Time of Gelon II, circa 218-214 BC.
Diademed head of Gelon to left / Slow quadriga driven to right by Nike; [ΣΥΡΑΚΟΣΙΟΙ] and [BA] above reins, MI before horses, ΓΕΛΩΝΟΣ in exergue. SNG ANS 895. Near Very Fine. Light cabinet tone.(6.17gr, 20mm, 2h.).
Provenance
Ex 'collection in Ticino, formed over 20 years ago'.
Privately purchased from Nomos AG, inventory # 20413.
Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd, E-Sale 57, 30 May 2019, lot 165.
Property of a London antiquarian.
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