370, Lot: 25. Estimate $500. Sold for $1900. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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SICILY, Syracuse. Second Democracy. 466-405 BC. AR Tetradrachm (25.5mm, 17.22 g, 10h). Struck circa 450 BC. Charioteer driving quadriga right; above, Nike flying right, crowning horses; in exergue, ketos right / Diademed head of Arethousa right; four dolphins around. Boehringer Series XV, 523 (V272/R366); HGC 2, 1311. VF, toned. Attractive reverse die, showing even the eyelashes of Arethousa.