SICILY, Syracuse. Philistis, wife of Hieron II. 275-215 BC. AR 16 Litrai – Tetradrachm (26mm, 13.45 g, 10h). Struck circa 218/7-215 BC. Diademed and veiled head left / Nike, holding reins in both hands, driving slow quadriga right; crescent above, A to right. CCO 214 (D19/R23); BAR Issue 65; HGC 2, 1556; Burnett, Enna 33 (same dies); Naville V, lot 1224 (same dies); Naville X, lot 338 (same dies). Toned, remnants of find patina, trace deposits, minor chip on edge. Good VF.
From the Henry A. Sauter Collection, purchased from Superior Stamp & Coin.
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