375, Lot: 196. Estimate $400. Sold for $650. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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SICILY, Syracuse. Hieron I. 478-466 BC. AR Tetradrachm (24.5mm, 16398 g, 5h). Struck circa 475-470 BC. Charioteer driving quadriga right; above, Nike flying right, crowning horses / Diademed head of Arethousa right; four dolphins around. Boehringer Series XIIa, 303 (V145/R210); HGC 2, 1307. Near VF, toned, obverse slightly off center, a few light cleaning marks on reverse.
From the Colin E. Pitchfork Collection.