TYPE Ancient Greece, Syracuse (Sicily), 474-450 BC, silver litra DESCRIPTION . Obv: Head of Artemis-Arethusa to right, hair turned up behind under diadem of beads, Greek legend SYRA Rev: Octopus REFERENCE: SG 929 GRADING: VF+, bit encrusted dark toning, chipped (most design on flan) ORDER INFO: G2430, $60 An affordable silver piece from the oldest period of the artistically famous Syracusan coinage