ANCIENT GREEK COINS
SICILY | Katane
CNG Triton XVI.5, Jan 16 2013
Lot 46 AR Tetradrachm, 14.44g
ex Hirsch XV (1906), 961
FROM THE AUCTION CATALOG
| House | Classical Numismatic Group, Lancaster, USA |
|---|---|
| Date | January 16th, 2013 |
| Lot | 46 |
| Description | Circa 405-403/2 BC. AR Tetradrachm (29mm, 14.44 g, 9h). Obverse die signed by Choi(rion). Facing laureate head of Apollo; [to left, XOI above bow]; kithara to lower right, [AΠΟΛΛΩN below neck] / Charioteer, holding kentron in right hand, reins in both, driving fast quadriga right, preparing to turn around Ionic column in background to right; above, Nike flying left, crowning charioteer with wreath; in exergue, KATAN[IΩN] above crawfish right. Mirone 65; Rizzo pl. XIV, 13; SNG ANS 1288; SNG Lloyd 903; Gulbenkian 193; Jameson 548 (all from the same dies). Near VF, toned, surfaces rough and scratched. One of the classical masterpieces. The rarest of all Sicilian facing head coinages; only the Prospero example in CoinArchives, which sold for $85,000. |
| Issuer | SICILY | Kitane |
| Metal | AR (Silver) |
| Denomination | Tetradrachm |
| Weight | 14.44g |
| Estimate | 5000 |
| Sold | 4500 |
| Currency | USD |
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SICILY | Katane
CNG Triton XVI.5, Jan 16 2013
Lot 46 AR Tetradrachm, 14.44g