Sicily, Syracuse, Time of Hieron II (274-216 BC), Æ (16,68 g; 26 mm)

Diademed head of Hieron II l.; Rv. ΙΕΡΩΝΟΣ, warrior on horseback r., holding spear; ΙΕΡΩΝΟΣ in exergue. CNS II, 195; HGC 2, 1548. Dark brown patina. Some earthen residue along the edges, small cuprite encrustations. Good extremely fine. Expressive portrait. Exceptional condition.

From a private European collection put together in the 1980s.

€ 180,00