| Heritage World Coin Auctions > NYINC Signature Sale 3113 | Auction date: 8 January 2024 |
| Lot number: 30013 Price realized: 7,500 USD (Approx. 6,837 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on  |
| Lot description: Ancients SICILY. Syracuse. Agathocles (317-289 BC), as King of Sicily. AV stater, octobol, or double-decadrachm (17mm, 5.70 gm, 10h). NGC Choice AU 5/5 - 2/5, Fine Style, brushed. 295-289 BC. Head of Athena right, hair tied with single band and upswept at temple, wearing pendant earring, beaded necklace, and triple-crested Corinthian helmet pushed back on head, long parallel crest ends, the bowl decorated with leaping griffin right / AΓAΘOKΛEOΣ / BAΣIΛEOΣ, winged thunderbolt, EY monogram below. SNG ANS 704. HGC 2, 1535. Artistically framed on amber surfaces with a light sheen of orange toning. A phenomenally attractive example of this short-lived type. From the Wetmore Collection of Gold and Electrum. Ex Collection C.G. (Triton XI, 8 January 2008), lot 70; Classical Numismatic Group, Auction 45 (18 March 1998), lot 127. https://coins.ha.com/itm/ancients/greek/ancients-sicily-syracuse-agathocles-317-289-bc-as-king-of-sicily-av-stater-octobol-or-double-decadrachm-17mm/a/3113-30013.s?type=DA-DMC-CoinArchives-WorldCoins-3113-01082024 HID02906262019 © 2023 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved Estimate: 8000-12000 USD |  |
