Sale: CNG 67, Lot: 352. Estimate $400. Closing Date: Wednesday, 22 September 2004. Sold For $355. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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SICILY, Syracuse. Second Democracy. 466-405 BC. AR Tetradrachm (17.17 gm). Struck circa 425-420 BC. Charioteer driving quadriga right, holding kentron and reins; above, Nike flying left, crowning charioteer / Head of Arethusa right, hair enveloped in sakkos drawn together at top and decorated with meander pattern above chevrons, surrounded by four dolphins. Boehringer Series XXIII, 701 (V345/R479); SNG ANS 236 (same dies). Near VF, toned, typical ragged flan. ($400)
From the Tony Hardy Collection.