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CNG Feature Auction 121

Lot nuber 133

SICILY, Syracuse. Dionysios I. 405-367 BC. AV 100 Litrai – Double Dekadrachm (14mm, 5.76 g, 12h). Struck circa 400-370 BC. Near EF.


CNG Feature Auction 121
Lot: 133.
 Estimated: $ 10 000

Greek, 12h, Gold

Sold For $ 22 500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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SICILY, Syracuse. Dionysios I. 405-367 BC. AV 100 Litrai – Double Dekadrachm (14mm, 5.76 g, 12h). Struck circa 400-370 BC. Head of Arethousa left, hair in sakkos adorned with a star, wearing single-pendant earring and necklace; ΣYPAKOΣION to left, pellet before neck, star behind / Herakles kneeling right, strangling the Nemean Lion; rocks below. Bérend Group V, 37 (D13/R19 – this coin, illustrated); HGC 2, 1275; SNG ANS 330 (same obv. die); Dewing 925 (same obv. die); Jameson 825 (same obv. die). Toned, some die rust, light smoothing on cheek and neck of Arethousa. Near EF.

From the Father & Son Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 452 (18 September 2019), lot 94; Ariadne Galleries (with Galerie des Monnaies, 9 December 1981), lot 56; Gadoury (1981), lot 103.


The final winners of all CNG Feature Auction 121 lots will be determined during the live online sale that will be held on 6-8 October 2022. This lot is in Session One, which will begin 6 October 2022 at 9 AM ET.

Winning bids are subject to a 22.5% buyer's fee for bids placed on this website and 25% for all others.

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