284, Lot: 38. Estimate $500. Sold for $975. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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SICILY, Syracuse. Hieron I. 478-466 BC. AR Tetradrachm (23mm, 17.28 g, 12h). Struck circa 475-470 BC. Charioteer driving quadriga right, holding kentron and reins; above, Nike flying right, crowning horses / Diademed head of Arethusa right, surrounded by four dolphins. Boehringer 333 (V164/R233); SNG ANS 107 (same dies); Randazzo 505 (same dies). Good Fine, toned.