SICILY, Syracuse. Philistis, wife of Hieron II. 275-215 BC. AR 16 Litrai – Tetradrachm (25.5mm, 13.06 g, 1h). Struck circa 218/7-215 BC. Good VF.

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Lot: 7.
Closing Date: Sep 2 2026 10:00 ET

Further Selections from the Joseph A. Dow Collection, Silver

Estimate: $ 750

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SICILY, Syracuse. Philistis, wife of Hieron II. 275-215 BC. AR 16 Litrai – Tetradrachm (25.5mm, 13.06 g, 1h). Struck circa 218/7-215 BC. Diademed and veiled head left; grain ear to right / Nike driving slow quadriga right; upturned crescent above, KIΣ to right, grain ear below. CCO 69 (D17/R46); BAR Issue 65; HGC 2, 1554; BMC 549 (same dies); SNG Copenhagen 824 (same dies). Toned, minor roughness, minor flan flaw on reverse. Good VF.

From the Joseph A. Dow Collection. Ex Robert M. Harlick Collection (Classical Numismatic Group 94, 18 September 2013), lot 133; Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 154 (13 December 2006), lot 9.


Closing Date and Time: 2 September 2026 at 10:02:00 ET.

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