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  [Image]                              Item Sold At Auction #37
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                Lot Number: 64087
                Estimate: $100.00
                Final Sale Price: $132.00
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                Denomination: 20mm
                Grade: VF black patina
                Reference: Calciati II pg.259, 123 Ds95; SNG ANS 768; Favorito 54b




  Sicily, Syracuse. Circa 289-287 BC. Æ 20mm (7.61 gm). SURAKOSIWN, wreathed head of
  Persephone left; corn ear behind / Charioteer driving biga right; star above.
  Calciati II pg.259, 123 Ds95; SNG ANS 768; Favorito 54b. VF, black patina. Estimate
  $100.




  Opinion remains divided as to the proper placement of the Persephone / Biga and
  Persephone / Torch types. Various references have attributed them to the end of the
  reign of Agathokles, the short-lived 4th Republic between 289-287 BC, or the rule of
  Hiketas that followed.





Online auction 37 closed September 10, 2001.



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