| Heritage World Coin Auctions > Showcase Auction 61518 | Auction date: 30 June 2025 |
| Lot number: 23016 Price realized: 1,600 USD (Approx. 1,365 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). AR tetradrachm (27mm, 16.56 gm, 10h). NGC Choice XF 5/5 - 2/5, smoothing. Ca. 310-306/305 BC. KOPAΣ, head of Kore-Persephone right, wreathed with grain, wearing single pendant earring and necklace; dotted border / AΓAΘOKΛEIOΣ, Nike standing facing, head right, hammer in lowered right hand, nail in raised left, about to attach helmet to trophy at right; triskeles in lower left field, dotted border. SNG ANS 679. HGC 2, 1536. Deep lilac toning with crisp detail. From The LII Collection of Historical Coins and Medals. Ex Frederick C. Schrang, Jr. Collection; Spink-Smythe, Auction 312 (17 January 2012), lot 1086. Schrang, though not a musician himself, represented many famous ones, including Enrico Caruso (a numismatist as well as a tenor) and the Trapp Family Singers (the inspiration for The Sound of Music). www.HA.com/TexasAuctioneerLicenseNotice https://coins.ha.com/itm/ancients/greek/sicily-syracuse-agathocles-317-289-bc-ar-tetradrachm-27mm-1656-gm-10h-ngc-choice-xf-5-5-2-5-smoothing/p/61518-41012.s?type=DA-DMC-CoinArchives-WorldCoins-61518-06302025 HID02906262019 © 2024 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved Certification number: NGC 6057382010 |  |
