The Prospero Collection of Ancient Greek Coins. SICILY. Morgantina, The Sikeliotai (c.215-212 B.C.), Silver 8 Litrai, 6.91g,. Head of Persephone facing to left, wearing a veil and a wreath of grain-ears, a holly-leaf behind. Rev. ΣIKEΛIΩTAN (in the exergue), Nike, as charioteer, driving a fast quadriga to right, a monogram above (Burnett, ‘The Enna Hoard and the Silver Coinage of the Syracusan Democracy’, SNR 62, 1983, 109; SNG ANS 1168; BMC 563-4). A superb example, very well struck on a broad flan, lustrous, good extremely fine, a coin of great be auty. Purchased from Athena, Munich, 15 April 1986 US$ 5,500
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