TYPE Ancient Greece, Syracuse (Sicily), reign og Hiketas, 288-279 BC, AE15 (bronze)
DESCRIPTION .
Obv: Laureate and beardless head of Zeus Ellanios to left
Rev: Eagle standing on thunderbolt to left, wings spread, circular Greek legend: SYRAK[OSI]ON ("of the Syracusans"; part. visible)
REFERENCE: SG 1211
GRADING: VF / AVF, dark red patina w/ attractive green highlights, strike flan crack
ORDER INFO: G1147, $38
A beautiful affordable example of high-quality Syracusan engraving art, and a scarce depiction of a youthful Zeus