Syracuse

Tetradrachm circa 310-305, AR 27 mm, 17.04 g. KOPAΣ Head of Kore-Persephone r., wearing barley wreath, earring with drop pendant and necklace; hair flowing freely over neck in loose curls. Rev. AΓAΘOKΛEOΣ Nike, naked to hips standing r. holding nail in l. hand and hammer in lowered r., about to affix conical helmet to top of trophy of arms consisting of cuirass, shield and greaves. In field, monogram AI and in r. field, triskeles. Gulbenkian 334 (this obverse die). SNG München 1267 (this reverse die). Ierardi 91.
A portrait of superb style struck on a very broad flan and exceptionally well-centred. Lovely
light iridescent tone, minor area of weakness on obverse, otherwise extremely fine

Ex NAC 4, 1991, 75; NAC 82, 2015, M.L., 65 and NAC 110, 2018, 16 sales. From a Scandinavian private collection.