375, Lot: 197. Estimate $500. Sold for $320. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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SICILY, Syracuse. Hieron I. 478-466 BC. AR Tetradrachm (22mm, 17.17 g, 2h). 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 XIIb, 323 (V158/R226); HGC 2, 1307. Near VF, toned, compact flan.
From the Colin E. Pitchfork Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 78 (26 November 2003), lot 9.