294, Lot: 106. Estimate $1000. Sold for $950. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

SICILY, Syracuse. Second Democracy. 466-405 BC. AR Tetradrachm (29mm, 16.24 g, 9h). Struck circa 413-405 BC. Charioteer driving fast quadriga left; above, Nike flying right, crowning charioteer; [in exergue, two dolphins confronted] / Head of Arethusa right, hair in crossed bands; four dolphins around. Tudeer 13 (V6/R9); SNG ANS 254 (same dies); BMC 143 (same rev. die). Near VF, toned, numerous cleaning scratches under tone, die break on obverse.

From the Robert and Julius Diez Collection. Ex Egger (10 December 1906), lot 191.