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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ancientnoob, post: 1659366, member: 44140&quot;]I have had my eye on this coin for over a year I have seen its price reduced many times. Many times I was committed to another coin or was broke or some other deal I felt I couldn&#039;t pass up came along. I have recommended it to several friends whom were looking for a similar type. For whatever reason it went unsold. I felt that this coin was meant for me to appreciate. A large gorgeous thickly patinized black ancient bronze litra from the time of the tyrant Dionysios I to the time of the Third Democracy.405 -367BC</p><p>I handed the coin to my wife and asked her what she thought. (shes not into coins) She responded,&quot; It doesn&#039;t feel like a coin- it feels like a rock!&quot; I think thats a good discription of what it feels like. I said &quot;Yea A very smooth cold rock - Struck in Syracuse after 395 BC!!! </p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: #000000">Italy,Sicily,Syracuse</span></p><p><span style="color: #000000">AE Litra 25.16 g x 29.2 mm</span></p><p><span style="color: #000000">Time of Dionysios I - Third Democracy </span></p><p><span style="color: #000000">405-367 BC. Struck after 395 BC. </span></p><p><span style="color: #000000">Obverse: Head of Athena left, wearing Corinthian helmet decorated with an olive wreath - SYPA</span></p><p><span style="color: #000000">Reverse: Octopus between two dolphins.</span></p><p><span style="color: #000000">ref: Calciati II pg. 128, 62/70; SNG ANS 454; SNG Morcom 697. Sear #1189</span><span style="color: #000000"></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"></span>[ATTACH]244059.vB[/ATTACH]<span style="color: #000000"></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"></span>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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