Lot 800
Sicily, Syracuse, Timoleon and the Third Democracy (344-317 BC). Gold 30 Litrai, 2.21g, 9h. Struck 344-337 BC. [IEY?]. Sicily, Syracuse, Timoleon and the Third Democracy (344-317 BC). Gold 30 Litrai, 2.21g, 9h. Struck 344-337 BC. [IEY?] E?EY[?EPIO?], laureate head of Zeus Eleutherios facing left. Rev. ?YP-A-KO?I[?N], Pegasos flying left, three pellets below, AP monogram on left (SNG ANS 493 (this reverse die); S. Garaffo, ‘Zeus Eleutherios – Zeus Olimpius’, in Annali dell’Instituto Italiano di Numismatica 23-24, 1977, pl. 1, 8 (this reverse die)). Of exceptional style, the work of a talented die-engraver, extremely fine and most attractive. ex Numismatica Ars Classica 23, Zürich, 19 March 2002, lot 1136 $ 5,500.
Estimated Value $5,500-UP.
ANCIENT GREEK.
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