Hieron I. 478-466 BC. AR Obol [0,68 gm, 8,4 mm]. Struck circa 475-470 BC. Diademed head of Arethousa right / Wheel with four spokes. Boehringer Series XI, 286–91 or Series XIId, 362–70; HGC 2, 1371. Surfaces a bit granular as typical, nice VF.Purchased from Gijs Henzen, July 2000

Circa 380 BC. Æ Drachm [32,21 gm, 29,8 mm]. ΣYPA, head of Athena left, wearing Corinthian helmet decorated with an olive wreath / Sea-star between two dolphins. SNG ANS 454ff; Calciati II pg. 111, 62ff; SNG Copenhagen 720; SNG Morcom 697ff; Favorito 14; Laffaille 218; Virzi 1422ff. gVF.Purchased from Gijs Henzen, November 1999

Timoleon, Third Democracy, 344-317 BC. Æ Hemidrachm [12,39 gm, 23,7 mm]. Struck 344-339/8 BC. ZEYΣ E[ΛEY]ΘEPIOΣ, laureate head of Zeus, with short hair, to right / [ΣYPAKO]ΣIΩN, thunderbolt; to right, eagle standing right. Castrizio series I, 1γ. CNS 72. HGC 2, 1440. SNG ANS 477-488. SNG Copenhagen 727-728. VF.Purchased from H.D. Rauch, November 2002, Auction 70

Philistis, wife of Hieron II. 275-215 BC. AR 16 Litrai [13,32 gm, 25,6 mm]. Struck circa 240-218/5 BC. Diademed and veiled head left / Nike driving slow quadriga right; crescent above, A to right. CCO 219 var. (D21/R– [unlisted rev. die]); BAR Issue 65; HGC 2, 1554. Toned gVF.

Lot (2) Hiketas II. 287-278 BC - Æ [10,49 gm, 22,6 mm]. Fourth Democracy. Head of Persephone right, a torch dolphin behind; ΣΥ[ΡΑΚΟΣΙΩ]Ν / Biga driven by Nike galloping right, a star above, E X in exergue. SNG ANS 763 (similar); Calciati 122 (obverse symbol and reverse letters not noted); SNG Copenhagen 806 var. gVF; Æ [8,65 gm, 23,2 mm]. Circa 282-278 BC. ΔΙ[ΟΣ ΕΛΛΑΝΙΟΥ], laureate head of young Zeus Hellanios right / [ΣΥΡΑΚ]-ΟΣΙΩΝ, eagle standing left on thunderbolt; to left, A above star. BAR issue 39; CNS 168 Rs 96; HGC 2, 1449. VF.

Lot (3) Sicily - Syracuse - Agathokles. 317-289 BC. Æ Trias [9,66 gm, 21,8 mm]. Struck 304-289 BC. ΣΩTEIPA, draped bust of Artemis Soteira to right, quiver over shoulder / AΓAΘOKΛEOΣ BAΣILEOΣ, winged thunderbolt. SNG Copenhagen 779; HGC 2, 1537; Calciati 138. Roughness, VF; Hieron II. 275-215 BC. Æ Tetras [8,97 gm, 21,9 mm]. Diademed head of Poseidon left / ΙΕΡ-ΩΝΟΣ, ornate trident head flanked by two dolphins. BAR issue 75; CNS 194; cf. SNG ANS 978-1015; HGC 2, 1550. VF; Dionysios I. 405-367 B.C. Æ Hemilitron [3,64 gm, 16,3 mm]. Circa 405-400 BC. Head of nymph left, wearing ampyx and sphendone; behind, dolphin / ΣΥ-ΡΑ, wheel of four spokes; two dolphins between lower spokes. CNS 20; SNG ANS 411. Obverse die break, smoothed surfaces, VF.