ANCIENT GREEK COINS
SICILY | Syracuse
GEMINI V, Jan 6 2009
Lot 369 AU 100 Litrae, 5.80g
ex Naville XII (1926), 931
FROM THE AUCTION CATALOG
| House | Gemini, LLC, USA |
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| Date | January 6th, 2009 |
| Lot | 369 |
| Description | Sicily. Syracuse. Gold 100 litrae (5.80 gm, 6:00). Sicily, Syracuse, Ca. 405-400 BC. [Σ]ΥΡ[ΑΚΟΣΙΩΝ], head of Arethusa left, wearing triple pendant earring and pearl necklace, hair confined by ampyx and sphendone ornamented with stars, wavy locks swept back over ampyx and above ear, eight-rayed star behind neck / Young Heracles kneeling right on rocky ground, resting on right knee, left leg thrown forward, wrestling Nemean lion. Berend 42 (D24/R21). SNG ANS 338 (same dies). Some minor contact marks on Arethusa's cheek. Die break on face of Hercules. The reverse in almost cameo-like high relief. Good extremely fine/mint state. ANS inventory no. 1997.9.80. From the Estate of John D. Leggett, Jr., 1997. Ex Naville XII, 18-23 October 1926, lot 931. |
| Issuer | SICILY | Syracuse |
| Metal | AU (Gold) |
| Denomination | 100 Litrae |
| Weight | 5.80g |
| Estimate | 15000 |
| Sold | |
| Currency | Sfr |
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SICILY | Syracuse
GEMINI V, Jan 6 2009
Lot 369 AU 100 Litrae, 5.80g