375, Lot: 174. Estimate $500. Sold for $1000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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SICILY, Syracuse. Gelon I. 485-478 BC. AR Tetradrachm (24.5mm, 16.99 g, 9h). Struck circa 480-478 BC. Charioteer driving quadriga right; above, Nike flying right, crowning horses / Diademed head of Arethousa right; four dolphins around. Boehringer Series IV, 45 (V26/R29); HGC 2, 1305. Near VF, toned, tiny nick on reverse.
From the Colin E. Pitchfork Collection, purchased from Freeman & Sear, 27 August 2003.