Lot 3105

Description

Sicily, Syracuse, (c.486-479 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (17.170 grams), obv. cantering quadriga driven to right by bearded male charioteer, Nike flying right crowning horses, dotted border, rev. **SUPAKOSION around to right, head of Artemis-Arethusa to right, hair slightly waved and turned up behind under diadem of beads, four dolphins around, (cf.S.914, cf.Boehringer 89 (new obverse die /same reverse die No.58). Attractive tone, obverse die breaking up, otherwise good very fine and very rare, an unpublished die combination.

Boehringer notes no examples from this reverse die, but the obverse die No.45 has been coupled with five other reverse dies.