ANCIENT GREEK COINS
SICILY | Syracuse
CNG_20151007_I
Lot 1282 AR Tetradrachm, 17.27g
ex Hirsch XXXII (1912); Naville IV (1922); M&M 66 (1984)
FROM THE AUCTION CATALOG
| House | Classical Numismatic Group, Lancaster, USA |
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| Date | October 7th, 2015 |
| Lot | 1282 |
| Description | Lot 1282 SICILY, Syracuse. Second Democracy. 466-405 BC. AR Tetradrachm (24mm, 17.27 g, 2h). Struck circa 450 BC. Charioteer driving slow quadriga right, holding kentron in right hand, reins in both; above, Nike flying right, crowning horses with wreath held in both hands; in exergue, ketos right / Head of Arethousa right, hair rolled in thin tainia, wearing single-pendant earring and necklace; ΣVRAKOΣI-O-N and four dolphins around. Boehringer Series XV, 517.2 (V271/R369 – this coin, illustrated); HGC 2, 1311; SNG ANS 167; Dewing 801; McClean 2661 (all from the same dies). EF, toned. From the Friend of a Scholar Collection. Ex Münzen und Medaillen AG 66 (22 October 1984), lot 33; Naville IV (17 June 1922), lot 321; Tom Virzi Collection (J. Hirsch XXXII, 14 November 1912), lot 185. |
| Issuer | SICILY | Syracuse | Second Democracy |
| Metal | AR (Silver) |
| Denomination | Tetradrachm |
| Weight | 17.27g |
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| Currency | USD |
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SICILY | Syracuse
CNG_20151007_I
Lot 1282 AR Tetradrachm, 17.27g