CNG 94, Lot: 103. Estimate $2000. Sold for $3000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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SICILY, Syracuse. Gelon I. 485-478 BC. AR Tetradrachm (25mm, 17.36 g, 1h). 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 VIb, 85 (V41/R55); HGC 2, 1306; SNG ANS 21 (same dies); Nanteuil 321 (same dies). Good VF, toned. Well centered strike from dies of fine style.