365, Lot: 43. Estimate $300. Sold for $475. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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SICILY, Syracuse. Hieron I. 478-466 BC. AR Tetradrachm (24mm, 17.13 g, 10h). 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 VIIIb, 162 (V72/R107); HGC 2, 1306; McClean 2605 (same dies); Pozzi 563 (same dies). Good Fine, toned, minor porosity, shallow cut on reverse.