CNG 94, Lot: 102. Estimate $2000. Sold for $2750. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

SICILY, Syracuse. Gelon I. 485-478 BC. AR Tetradrachm (23mm, 17.08 g, 3h). Struck circa 480-478 BC. Charioteer driving quadriga right; above, Nike flying right, crowning horses / Diademed head of Arethusa right; four dolphins around. Boehringer Series VIa/VIb, – (V37/R49 [unlisted die combination]); HGC 2, 1306. Good VF, toned. New die combination for series.

This tetradrachm combines a reverse from Boehringer’s Series VIa (R49) and an obverse from his Series VIb (O37). A coin in the Ognina Hoard (no. 203) also combined this same reverse die with another obverse from Series VIb (O43). This crossing of dies between these sub-series is also known for other dies (cf. Randazzo 247). These coins suggest that Boehringer’s division of Series VI into two parts may be invalid.