CNG 102, Lot: 142. Estimate $2000. Sold for $1200. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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SICILY, Syracuse. Second Democracy. 466-405 BC. AR Tetradrachm (24.5mm, 16.98 g, 2h). 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, 582 (V289/R395); HGC 2, 1311. VF, lightly toned, minor die wear on obverse.
From the Allan Smith, M.D. Collection. Ex Manhattan Sale III (3 January 2012), lot 74.