CNG 111, Lot: 75. Estimate $750. Sold for $1315. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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SICILY, Syracuse. Second Democracy. 466-405 BC. AR Tetradrachm (23.5mm, 17.39 g, 5h). Struck circa 450 BC. Charioteer, holding kentron and reins, driving slow quadriga right; above, Nike flying right, crowning horses with [wreath]; in exergue, ketos right / Diademed head of Arethousa right, hair bound in thick band; four dolphins around. Boehringer Series XV, 514 (V270/R365); HGC 2, 1311. VF, toned, typical compact flan.
From the Ealing Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 39 (8 October 2001), lot 64395.