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Choice Litra
Lot # 186
Sicily. Syracuse. Agathokles (317-289 BC). AE Litra, c. 308-307 BC. Obv. ΣΥΡΑΚΟΣΙΩΝ. Diademed head of Herakles left, hair bound with tainia; behind, bow. Rev. Lion standing right, raising foreleg; club above, spear (or javelin) in exergue. HGC 2 1464 (Fourth Democracy); CNS II -; (cf. 150); BAR Issue 24. AE. 8.56 g. 24.00 mm. Exceptional quality for issue. Dark green patina. EF.