Sold
$425
Est.
$200
Bids:
20
Timed Auction
Electronic Auction 557
Description
SICILY, Syracuse. Hieron II. 275-215 BC. Æ Eighth Chalkon (19.5mm, 5.96 g, 5h). Struck circa 263-215 BC. Head of Persephone left, wearing wreath of grain ears; poppy head to right / Bull charging left; club and M above, IE in exergue. CNS 191 Ds89 R1 12; BAR Issue 53; HGC 2, 1469; Virzi 1910 (this coin). Green-brown surfaces. VF.
Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 510 (23 February 2022), lot 24; Edgar L. Owen Collection (Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 367, 27 January 2016), lot 98; Thomas Virzi Collection, 1910.
Closing Date and Time: 6 March 2024 at 10:10:20 ET.
All winning bids are subject to a 20% buyer’s fee.
Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 510 (23 February 2022), lot 24; Edgar L. Owen Collection (Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 367, 27 January 2016), lot 98; Thomas Virzi Collection, 1910.
Closing Date and Time: 6 March 2024 at 10:10:20 ET.
All winning bids are subject to a 20% buyer’s fee.