SICILY, Syracuse. Dionysios I. 405-367 BC. AV 100 Litrai – Double Dekadrachm (14mm, 5.78 g, 1h). Struck circa 400-370 BC. Near EF.

Triton XXVII
Lot: 76. Estimated: $ 15 000

Greek, Coin-in-Hand Video, Gold

Sold For $ 11 000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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SICILY, Syracuse. Dionysios I. 405-367 BC. AV 100 Litrai – Double Dekadrachm (14mm, 5.78 g, 1h). Struck circa 400-370 BC. Head of Arethousa left, hair in sakkos adorned with stars, wearing single-pendant earring and pearl necklace; ΣYP[AKOΣION] to left, star behind neck / Herakles kneeling right, strangling the Nemean Lion; rocks below. Bérend Group V, 41 (D24/R20); HGC 2, 1275; SNG ANS 338 (same obv. die); SNG Spencer-Churchill 54 (same dies); Du Chastel 121 (same dies); Kunstfreund 128 (same dies). Minor flan flaws and trace deposits on obverse, minor double strike and die break on reverse. Near EF.

Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 134 (21 November 2022), lot 197; Auction World 28 (16 April 2022), lot 2006.


The final winners of all Triton XXVII lots will be determined at the live public sale that will be held on 9-10 January 2024.

Triton XXVII – Session One – Lot 1-337 will be held Tuesday morning, 9 January 2024 beginning at 9:00 AM ET.

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