

Sicily. Syracuse. Hiketas II (287-278 BC). AE Litra. Struck circa 282-278 BC. Obv. ΔIOΣ EΛΛANIOY. Head of Zeus Hellanios right, wearing laurel wreath. Rev. ΣYPAKOΣIΩN. Eagle standing left on thunderbolt. HGC 2 1449; CNS II 167; SNG ANS 789-796. 8.36 g. 26.5 mm. Traces of double strike. Great example; brown patina with green deposits. EF.
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