Sale: CNG 67, Lot: 318. Estimate $1000. Closing Date: Wednesday, 22 September 2004. Sold For $1125. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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SICILY, Panormos. Punic Occupation. Circa 425-300 BC. AR Tetradrachm (16.59 gm). Struck circa 325-300 BC. Charioteer driving quadriga left, holding kentron and reins; Nike flying right above, crowning charioteer; star above horses' heads; Punic "SYS" in exergue / Wreathed head of Arethusa left, wearing triple-pendant earring and necklace; surrounded by four dolphins. Jenkins I 72 (O19/R59); cf. Visona 7; SNG ANS 543 (same dies); SNG Fitzwilliam 1119-1120 (same dies). Near EF. ($1000)
From the Garth R. Drewry Collection.