352, Lot: 11. Estimate $300. Sold for $575. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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SICILY, Syracuse. Hieron I. 478-466 BC. AR Tetradrachm (23.5mm, 17.09 g, 5h). Struck circa 478-475 BC. Charioteer driving quadriga right; above, Nike flying right, crowning horses / Diademed head of Arethousa right; four dolphins around. Boehringer Series VIIIa, 151 (V66/R104); HGC 2, 1306; Pozzi 557 (same dies). Near VF, toned, off center, some porosity, small die break on reverse.