SICILY, Syracuse. Dionysios I. 405-367 BC. Æ Drachm (27.5mm, 22.11 g, 11h). Head of Athena left, wearing Corinthian helmet with neck guard; ΣYPA to left, dolphin to right / Hippocamp left above waves. CNS 33; HGC 2, 1435 (this coin illustrated); SNG Morcom –; Basel 492 (this coin). Attractive dark green patina, some pitting, scratches. Good VF. Extremely rare, only two known to Calciati (CNS), and four in CoinArchives (including the present coin).
From the John Morcom Collection. Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 64 (17 May 2012), lot 729; David Freedman Collection (Triton V, 15 January 2002), lot 238; A. D. Moretti Collection (Numismatica Ars Classica 13, 8 October 1998), lot 492; Classical Numismatic Group 45 (18 March 1998), lot 113.
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