SICILY, Syracuse. Hieron II. 275-215 BC. Æ 34mm (36.41 gm). Diademed head of Hieron II left / IERWNOS in exergue, Nike driving galloping biga right; N below. SNG ANS 908 var. (A below); Calciati II pg. 393, 196, R1 4 = Virzi 1838 = Laffaille, "Choix de Monnaies Grecques en Bronze," 89 (this coin); SNG Copenhagen 832 var. (monogram); SNG Morcom 816; Favorito -; Laffaille -. Good VF, black patina, light smoothing on the obverse and some encrustation around the devices. Very rare. ($3000) Ex Joel Malter Auction 1 (9-11 November 1973), lot 64; Tom Virzi Collection. Triton V Sale, 15 Jan 2002, lot 265. Lot sold for USD 2500. Used by permission of CNG, www.historicalcoins.com From the Triton V Sale, January, 2002. Used by permission of Classical Numismatic Group, www.cngcoins.com.