Very Rare Large Hieron II Bronze
Ftom the J. Olphin Collection
372, Lot: 44. Estimate $2000. Sold for $2600. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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SICILY, Syracuse. Hieron II. 275-215 BC. Æ (34mm, 36.64 g, 6h). Struck circa 217-215 BC. Diademed head left / Nike, holding reins in both hands, driving fast biga right; monogram below. BAR Issue 74; CNS 196 var. (monogram); CCO pl. XLIII, 9; HGC 2, 1546. Near EF, dark green patina, a few minor pits. Very rare, especially with this monogram.
Ex J. Olphin Collection (Triton XIII, 5 January 2010), lot 75; Classical Numismatic Group 58 (19 September 2001), lot 132.