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5697171. SICILY, Syracuse. Dionysios I. 405-367 BC. AR Tetradrachm (24.5mm, 17.40 g, 10h). Unsigned dies in the style of Parmenides. Struck circa 405-400 BC. Near EF.
SICILY, Syracuse. Dionysios I. 405-367 BC. AR Tetradrachm (24.5mm, 17.40 g, 10h). Unsigned dies in the style of Parmenides. Struck circa 405-400 BC. Charioteer, wearing long chiton, holding kentron in right hand and reins in both, driving fast quadriga left; above, Nike, wearing long chiton, flying right, crowning charioteer with wreath held in her extended hands; in exergue, grain ear left / Head of Arethousa left, wearing ampyx and sphendone decorated with stars, wearing triple-pendant earring and linear necklace; Σ-Y-PAKOΣIΩN and four dolphins around, the lowest emanating from her neck truncation. Fischer-Bossert, Coins 72a (V33/R61 – this coin); Tudeer 72; HGC 2, 1342; SNG Copenhagen 672 (same dies); SNG Lloyd 1389 = Rizzo pl. XLVII, 18 = Jameson 837 (same dies). Lovely light golden hues around the devices, a hint of die wear on obverse. Near EF. Rare, and among the finest known.
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