SICILY, Syracuse. Gelon I. 485-478 BC. AR Tetradrachm (24.5mm, 17.32 g, 9h). Struck circa 480-478 BC. Good VF.

Triton XXVIII – Session 5
Lot: 5035.

Greek, Silver

Estimate: $ 1 000

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SICILY, Syracuse. Gelon I. 485-478 BC. AR Tetradrachm (24.5mm, 17.32 g, 9h). Struck circa 480-478 BC. Charioteer, holding kentron and reins, driving slow quadriga right; above, Nike flying right, crowning horses / Diademed head of Arethousa right; four dolphins around. Boehringer Series VIb, 87 (V42/R56); HGC 2, 1306. Faintly toned, minor flan flaws, a little die wear on obverse, some pitting on reverse. Good VF.

Ex Nomos Obolos 18 (21 February 2021), lot 89; Trausnitz Collection (Nomos 19, 17 November 2019), lot 52, purchased from Münzhandlung Athena; G. Hirsch 166 (16 May 1990), lot 86; Giessener Munzhandlung 30 (19 November 1984), lot 101.


Closing Date and Time: 22 January 2025 at 10:11:20 ET.



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