SICILY. Syracuse. Dionysios I, 406-367 B.C. AV 20 Litrai (Tetradrachm) (1.17 gms), ca. 405-400 B.C. NGC Ch AU, Strike: 3/5 Surface: 4/5. HGC-2, 1289; SNG ANS-350-6. Obverse: Head of Herakles left, wearing lion skin; Reverse: Quadripartite incuse square, Σ-Y-P-A in quarters; in deeper incuse circle in center, small female head (Arethousa?) left, wearing necklace. Highly brilliant and lustrous, this barely handled fractional issue features a particularly alluring golden-yellow hue along with a fairly sharp strike. From the Collection of a Gentleman.<p>Ex: Goldberg 26 (9/2004) Lot # 2077.
