375, Lot: 184. Estimate $1000. Sold for $800. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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SICILY, Syracuse. Hieron I. 478-466 BC. AR Tetradrachm (22.5mm, 17.25 g, 11h). Struck circa 478-475 BC. Charioteer driving quadriga right; above, Nike flying right, crowning horses / Diademed head of Arethousa right; four dolphins around. Boehringer Series VIIIb, 171 (V74/R120); HGC 2, 1306. VF, toned, die break on obverse, some find patina on reverse.
From the Colin E. Pitchfork Collection. Ex Miles Condon Collection (Noble 97, 26 July 2011), lot 3262; Noble 79 (28 July 2005), lot 3372.