Pleasing Head of Persephone

214, Lot: 56. Estimate $150. Sold for $295. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

SICILY, Syracuse. Timoleon and the Third Democracy. 344-317 BC. Æ Litra (21mm, 10.01 g, 5h). Struck circa 334-317 BC. Wreathed head of Persephone left, wearing triple-pendent earring and necklace / Pegasos flying left; Σ below. CNS 78; SNG ANS 526-9. Good VF, dark green patina.

From the D. Alighieri Collection.