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Rare Eagle of Hiketas
Lot # 190
Sicily. Syracuse. Hiketas (287-278 BC). AE 24 mm. Obv. ΔΙΟΣ ΕΛΛΑΝΙΟΥ. Youthful laureate head of Zeus Hellanios left. Rev. [ΣΥΡΑΚΟΣΙΩΝ]. Eagle standing right on thunderbolt. HGC 2 -; (cf. 1448 eagle left); CNS II 165; Virzì 1776. AE. 10.72 g. 24.00 mm. RRR. Extremely rare, only 2 specimens cited by Calciati. Choice for issue. Light green patina with brown spots. EF.