1085140 | GREEK. SICILY. Syracuse. Dionysius I. (Tyrant, 405-367 BC). Struck circa 406/5 BC. AV 20 Litrae or Tetradrachm. NGC MS✭ (Mint State ✭) Strike 5/5 Surface 4/5 Fine Style. 11mm. 1.15gm. ΣYPA. Head of Heracles left, wearing lion skin headdress / Quadripartite incuse square, small head of Arethusa in central incuse circle, Σ-Y-P-A in each quarter. HGC 2, 1289; Rizzo pl. XLVIII, 9; SNG ANS 351-4; SNG Copenhagen 683-4.

Given the star designation by NGC for exceptional eye appeal.

Ex Numismatic Fine Arts VIII (6 June 1980) Lot 42. Includes original collector's ticket.


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