Description
Greek world, Sicily, Syracuse, Dionysius I, 405-367 BC. 20 Litra circa 405-400 BC. Obverse: Head of Heracles wearing a lion skin to the left. Reverse: Head of Arethusa in an incuse square. 1.14g. / 12mm. HGC 2, 1289. Provenance: Hirsch sale 189, 7 February 1996, lot 80 Superb example. Light trace of cleaning.
Description
Greek world, Sicily, Syracuse, Dionysius I, 405-367 BC.
20 Litra circa 405-400 BC.
Obverse: Head of Heracles wearing a lion skin to the left.
Reverse: Head of Arethusa in an incuse square.
1.14g. / 12mm.
HGC 2, 1289.
Provenance: Hirsch sale 189, 7 February 1996, lot 80
Superb example. Light trace of cleaning.
