A Very Important Series of Coins of Syracuse mostly from a Distinguished European Collector
Tetradrachm or 20 litrae circa 405-400, AV 1.16 g. ΣY – PA Head of Heracles l., wearing lion's skin headdress. Rev. Quadripartite incuse square, Σ –Y – P – A in quarters; in deeper incuse circle in centre, small female head (Arethusa?) l., wearing necklace. Rizzo pl. XLVIII, 9. Bérend pl. XI, 3. Boehringer, Münzprägungen, pl. I, 6. SNG ANS 351. Dewing 865. Rare. Struck on a very broad flan, several minor marks, otherwise good extremely fine Ex Triton II, 1998, 251; Goldberg 7 June 2000, 3061 and Triton XVIII, 2015, 386. From the collection of the Money Museum, Zurich.