ANCIENT COINS. GREEK. Sicily, Syracuse, Pyrrhos (278-276 B.C.), AE 22mm, 9.50g, 10h. Head of youthful Herakles facing left, wearing a lion’s skin. Rev. Athena Promachos advancing left, brandishing a spear in her raised right hand, and holding a shield in her left, a wreath in left field (Calciati II, 177). Sharp, high-relief strike, superb glossy dark brown patina, extremely fine. Ex M&M, Basel, private treaty c.1994 $500
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