452, Lot: 80. Estimate $2000. Sold for $1800. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

SICILY, Messana. 445-439 BC. AR Tetradrachm (28mm, 17.26 g, 2h). Charioteer driving slow biga of mules right; above, Nike flying right, crowning horses; leaf in exergue / Hare springing right; olive branch with berry below. Caltabiano Group IX, 359 (D160/R150); HGC 2, 783; SNG ANS 342 (same dies). Dark iridescent tone, minor granularity and die shift on reverse. VF.