The Phillips Family Collection of Ancient Greek Coins

Greek Coinages, Syracuse: Tetradrachm [20 Litrai], struck under the tyrant Dionysios I, c. 405-400

Obverse: συρ: head of Herakles left, wearing lion’s scalp headdress

Reverse: quadripartite incuse square, σ-υ-ρ-α on segments, centred depressed and containing head of Arethusa left

Metal: gold; local weight standard; 1.16g/4h

References: Du Chastel 148; Rizzo pl. XLVIII, 7; Ashmolean 2028

Condition: Good very fine, a little weakness of strike; bright lustrous gold £900-£1,200

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Phillips Family Collection of Ancient Greek Coins.

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Bt Spink, May 1945