★ An extremely rare dionkion from Syracuse ★

SICILY. Syracuse. Deinomenid Tyranny, 485-466 BC. Hexas - Dionkion (Silver, 6 mm, 0.10 g), circa 480-470. Head of Arethusa to right, wearing pearl diadem. Rev. •• (value mark) within shallow round incuse. Boehringer 373. HGC 2, 1398. Extremely rare and unusually attractive. The obverse struck slightly off center, otherwise, good very fine.

From a European collection, formed before 2005.