SICILY. Syracuse. Agathokles, 317-289 BC. Dilitron (Bronze, 24 mm, 9.28 g, 1 h), circa 300-289. ΣΩTEIPA Bust of Artemis Soteira to right, wearing pendant earring and pearl necklace, with quiver over her left shoulder. Rev. AΓAΘOKΛEOΣ / BAΣIΛEOΣ Winged thunderbolt. BAR issue 20. CNS II, 142. HGC 2, 1537. SNG ANS 708. Black patina. Some roughness, otherwise,

From the Collection of Prof. James M. Collier, acquired from Stack's in 2007. Reportedly it came into the collection with old old hand-written I.D. ticket from September 1922 ( which we were not able to locate ).

This lot is sold to benefit the Collier Prize in Ancient Numismatics offered by the American Numismatic Society.