CNG 102, Lot: 153. Estimate $1000. Sold for $1400. 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, 2h).
Reverse die signed by Euainetos. Struck circa 413-405 BC. Charioteer driving fast quadriga left; above, Nike flying right, crowning charioteer; two confronted dolphins in exergue / Head of Arethousa left; four dolphins around, [EYAI on dolphin before mouth]. Tudeer 41 (O13/R24); SNG ANS 269; BMC 189; de Luynes 1196 (all from the same dies). VF, toned, slightly off center. Being on a high point near the edge of the flan, the signature is not visible on most specimens of this issue.
From the Colin E. Pitchfork Collection. Ex Manhattan Sale III (3 January 2012), lot 79.