Sicily, Syracuse AR stater c. 304-289 BC Agathokles, types of Corinth, Athena/Pegasus, pedigree to 1924, Berlin duplicate VF

Sicily, Syracuse, AR stater (20 mm, 6.57 g) c. 304-289 BC, in the types of Corinth. Head of Athena right wearing Corinthian helmet, control mark trident behind/Pegasus in flight left, no symbols.

Better than very fine, the reverse particularly better, old tone, minor roughness. Extremely rare variety without reverse symbols, likely less than ten examples known.

Unpublished in the standard references, but for the same dies see Ravel, 'A Hoard of Uninscribed Agathoclean Pegasi' (Numismatic Chronicle 1925, pp. 22-8), 9 (dies K/e); Ravel cites two coins, to which we can add this piece. and that sold by CNG in 1997 (auction 41, lot 229), presuming it is not the second example cited by Ravel.

ex-A. Riechmann XXX (Haale (Saale), 11-12 December 1924, lot 315); duplicate of the Berlin Munzkabinett; and possibly from the Pachino hoard of 1921 (Noe 779).

 

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