Classical Numismatic Group > Triton XXVIIAuction date: 9 January 2024
Lot number: 86

Price realized: 3,000 USD   (Approx. 2,748 EUR)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
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Lot description:


SICILY, Syracuse. Philistis, wife of Hieron II. 275-215 BC. AR 5 Litrai – Drachm (19mm, 4.45 g, 9h). Struck circa 217-215 BC. Diademed and veiled bust left; palm frond to right / BAΣIΛIΣΣAΣ ΦIΛIΣTIΔOΣ, Nike driving fast quadriga right, holding reins in both hands; E to right. CCO 224 (D4/R3); BAR Issue 68; HGC 2, 1558; SNG ANS 892 (same dies); SNG Lockett 1016 (same dies); BMC 559 (same dies); Boston MFA 478 (same dies). Toned with some iridescence and light golden hues, hairline flan crack, slight porosity. EF. Rare.


Estimate: 1500 USD