CNG 102, Lot: 141. Estimate $1500. Sold for $1000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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SICILY, Syracuse. Second Democracy. 466-405 BC. AR Tetradrachm (24mm, 16.92 g, 11h). Struck circa 450-440 BC. Charioteer driving quadriga right; above, Nike flying right, crowning horses; in exergue, ketos right / Head of Arethousa right, hair in thin band; four dolphins around. Boehringer Series XVIb, 570 (V286/R391); HGC 2, 1311. VF, toned, minor marks.
From the Allan Smith, M.D. Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 267 (2 November 2011), lot 23; Peus 355 (27 April 1998), lot 663; G. Hirsch 118 (20 November 1979), lot 523.