375, Lot: 223. Estimate $150. Sold for $90. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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SICILY, Syracuse. Second Democracy. 466-405 BC. AR Hemidrachm (16mm, 1.33 g, 2h). [
Obverse die signed by Euarchidas]. Struck circa 413-405 BC. Charioteer driving fast quadriga left; above, Nike flying right, crowning charioteer; grain ear in exergue, [EYAPXIΔA on exergue line] / Head of Arethousa left, wearing sphendone; two dolphins around. HGC 2, 1366; Rizzo pl. XLIII, 6. Fine, toned, smoothed and tooled. Very rare.
From the Colin E. Pitchfork Collection.