Sicily. Syracuse. Hieron I (478-466 BC). AR Obol, c. 470-466 BC. Obv. Head of Arethousa right, wearing olive wreath. Rev. Wheel of four spokes; ethnic within quarters. Boehringer Series XIIe, – (V207/R277E – unlisted die combination); HGC 2 1372. 0.59 g. 10.50 mm. R. Find patina, some roughness, slightly off center on obverse. A rare obol from the famed Demareteion issue. Good VF.
From the J. de Wilde Collection. Ex Herbert Cahn Collection (Numismatica Genevensis SA 7 (2012), lot 103 (part of); ex CNG Auction 516 (2022), lot 6.
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