Heritage World Coin Auctions > NYINC Signature Sale 3113 | Auction date: 8 January 2024 |
Lot number: 30012 Price realized: 4,600 USD (Approx. 4,193 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). EL 25 or 12.5-litrai or quarter-stater (11mm, 1.88 gm, 9h). NGC Choice AU 5/5 - 3/5, brushed. Pre-royal coinage, ca. 310-306/5 BC. Laureate head of Apollo left with long hair / ΣYPAKO-ΣIΩN, cithara with four strings. HGC 2, 1295. BMC 268 (same dies). SNG Fitzwilliam 1295-1296 (same dies). Crisp, bright, and lustrous. Quite handsome in hand. From the Wetmore Collection of Gold and Electrum. Ex Dr. Lawrence A. Adams Collection (Classical Numismatic Group, Auction 100, 7 October 2015), lot 14; Classical Numismatic Group, private sale (November 1996). https://coins.ha.com/itm/ancients/greek/ancients-sicily-syracuse-agathocles-317-289-bc-el-25-or-125-litrai-or-quarter-stater-11mm-188-gm-9h-ngc-c/a/3113-30012.s?type=DA-DMC-CoinArchives-WorldCoins-3113-01082024 HID02906262019 © 2023 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved Estimate: 4000-6000 USD |