SICILY, Syracuse. Hieron I. 478-466 BC. AR Tetradrachm (23mm, 17.11 g, 6h). Struck circa 475-470 BC.Electronic Auction 480 Greek, Silver Sold For $ 1 100. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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SICILY, Syracuse. Hieron I. 478-466 BC. AR Tetradrachm (23mm, 17.11 g, 6h). Struck circa 475-470 BC. Charioteer driving slow quadriga right; above, Nike flying right, crowning horses / Head of Arethousa right, wearing tainia; four dolphins around. Boehringer Series XIIb, 315 (V152/R221); HGC 2, 1307; SNG ANS 102 (same dies); Weber 1582 (same dies). Lightly toned, compact flan, flan flaw on obverse, double struck and area of roughness on reverse. EF. |