TYPE Ancient Greece, Syracuse (Sicily), reign og Hiketas (288-279 BC), AE15 (bronze)
DESCRIPTION .
Obv: Laureate and beardless head of Zeus Ellanios to left, circular Greek legend: DIOS ELLANIOU ("of Zeus Hellanios")
Rev: Eagle standing on thunderbolt to left, wings spread, circular Greek legend: [SY]RAK[OSI]ON ("of the Syracusans")
REFERENCE: SG 1211
GRADING: VF, dark patina, irregular flan
ORDER INFO: G1020, $27
An irregular flan with some details off the flan, but most of it present. A beautiful affordable example of high-quality Syracusan engraving art, with sharp and full obverse legend, which gives a very rare reference to the supreme god by name (in genitive form)