Sicily. Syracuse. Dekadrachm or 50 Litrae struck under Agathokles. Circa 317-289 BC (Gold, 13.78 mm, 4.26 g). Laureate head of Apollo left. Rev. ΣΥΡ - Α - Κ - ΟΣΙΩ - Ν, Charioteer driving fast biga right, holding kentron and reins; below horses, triskeles. Cf. SNG ANS 549. SNG Copenhagen 745. SNG München 1189. BMC Sicily 341. HGC 2, 1276. For the same couple of dies cf. Emporium Hamburg 72, 98. In a barbarised style. Scattered contact marks. Good Very Fine.
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