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Lot # 129
Sicily. Syracuse, Agathokles. Circa 310-305 BC. Tetradrachm (Silver, 24.92 mm, 16.79 g). KOPAΣ, head of Kore/Persephone right, wearing wreath of ears of grain. Rev. ΑΓΑΘΟΚΛΕIOΣ, Nike standing facing, head turned to right, holding hammer and erecting trophy of arms; on the lower left, triskeles. HGC 2, 1536. Ierardi 221a (O63/R47 - this coin). Old cabinet tone. About Extremely Fine. From the Richard J. Graham Collection (pseudonym of the renowned collector Paul Tinchant), J. Schulman 243, 8 June 1966, lot 1107; from the Dr. Albert Hugh Lloyd Collection (1864-1936), from the Cefalù hoard, 1925 (IGCH 2154; coin plate VII n. 2).