375, Lot: 190. Estimate $400. Sold for $900. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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SICILY, Syracuse. Hieron I. 478-466 BC. AR Tetradrachm (24.5mm, 17.31 g, 1h). 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 X, 230 (V102/R156); HGC 2, 1306. Near VF, bright surfaces, a few scratches.
From the Colin E. Pitchfork Collection. Ex Auctiones 29 (12 June 2003), lot 523.