Lot description:
SICILY. Syracuse. Agathokles, 317-289 BC. Stater (Silver, 21 mm, 6.62 g, 6 h), circa 300 BC. Head of Athena to right, wearing Corinthian helmet, pendant earring and pearl necklace; behind neck, owl standing right, with head facing. Rev. Pegasos flying to left; above, star of eight rays. Calciati 28 (same dies). SNG Ashmolean 2095 (same dies). Attractively toned and of very fine style. Minor marks, otherwise, nearly extremely fine.
From a European collection and from the Aletheia Collection, Nomos 21, 21 November 2020, 90, ex Leu Numismatics 57, 25 May 1993, 37 (realized 5000 CHF) and Lanz 46, 28 November 1988, 112.
Estimate: 2000 CHF |  |