CNG 85, Lot: 198. Estimate $5000. Sold for $5110. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

SICILY, Syracuse. Second Democracy. 466-405 BC. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 17.31 g, 11h). Struck circa 430 BC. Charioteer driving slow quadriga right; above, Nike flying right, crowning horses; olive branch in exergue / Head of Arethusa right, hair in sakkos; surrounded by four dolphins. Boehringer series XXI, 652 (V330/R447); SNG ANS 215. EF, attractive even gray tone with slight iridescence around the devices, slightly weak strike on obverse, tiny knock on cheek. Lovely style.

From the Patrick H.C. Tan Collection.