Leu Numismatik

Auction 2  –  11 May 2018

Leu Numismatik, Auction 2

Celtic, Greek, Roman, Byzantine and Medieval coins

Fr, 11.05.2018, from 4:00 PM CEST
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Description

★ A very rare litra from Syracuse ★

SICILY. Syracuse. Second Democracy , 466-405 BC. Litra (Silver, 11 mm, 0.71 g, 8 h), circa 410-405. ΣYPAKOΣIΩN Head of Arethusa to right, wearing simple pendant earring and pearl necklace and with her hair bound by an ampyx in the front and a sphendone in the back; behind her head, dolphin swimming downwards to right. Rev. Octopus with entwined central tentacles. Rizzo pl. XLVII, 14. SNG ANS 282. Very rare. A superb piece, sharply struck and beautifully toned. Extremely fine.

From the M.G. Collection, formed in the 1980s and 1990s.

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Price realized 900 CHF
Starting price 400 CHF
Estimate 500 CHF
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