SICILY, Syracuse. Hieron I. 478-466 BC. AR Tetradrachm (22mm, 17.07 g, 1h). Struck circa 475-470 BC. VF.Electronic Auction 525 – Session 1 Greek, Silver Sold For $ 850. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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SICILY, Syracuse. Hieron I. 478-466 BC. AR Tetradrachm (22mm, 17.07 g, 1h). Struck circa 475-470 BC. Charioteer driving slow quadriga right; above, Nike flying right, crowning horses / Head of Arethousa right, wearing pearl tainia; four dolphins around. Boehringer Series XIIb, 310 var. (V–/R216 [unlisted obv. die]); HGC 2, 1307; Randazzo 475 (same dies). Roughness, scratches on reverse. VF. Very rare with this obverse die, only the Randazzo coin published. |