SICILY. Syracuse. Agathokles, 317-289 BC. Litron (Bronze, 21 mm, 7.12 g, 12 h), circa 306/4-289. ΣΥΡΑΚΟΣΙΩΝ Diademed head of a youthful Herakles to right, with curly hair ; behind, tripod. Rev. Lion standing right, raising his left foreleg; above, club to right; in the exergue, race torch with flame to right. Calciati 151 Ds 110/Rs 50/1 ( same obverse die ). HGC 2, 1465. SNG ANS 737 var. ( torch flame to left ). An interesting variant showing the young Herakles with curly hair, known only from a few dies. Well-centered and well-struck with a brown patina. Some minor roughness on the reverse, otherwise, extremely fine.

From the Dr. Paul Peter Urone Collection, acquired from F. Kovacs.