SICILY. Syracuse. Agathocles (317-289 BC). AR tetradrachm (26mm, 17.11 gm, 6h). NGC XF 4/5 - 4/5, Fine Style. Ca. 310-306/5 BC. KOPAΣ, head of Kore-Persephone right, wreathed with grain, wearing single pendant earring and beaded necklace; dotted border / AΓAΘOKΛEIOΣ, Nike standing right, hammer in lowered right hand, nail in raised left, about to attach helmet to trophy before; AI monogram between Nike and trophy below left wing, triskeles in outer right field, dotted border. Gulbenkian 334 (same obverse die). SNG München 1267 (same reverse die). The elegant Fine Style devices seem to glow from within thanks to champagne toning around the elements amidst gunmetal toning in the fields with lustrous high points. Ex Numismatica Fiorentina, private sale with old dealer's tag included. HID09801242017 © 2024 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved www.HA.com/TexasAuctioneerLicenseNotice

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