Lot 3212
Sale 83 · Important Australian & World Coins & Banknotes
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Description
Sicily, Syracuse, (c.485-479 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (17.226 grams), obv. slow quadriga driven to right by male charioteer, Nike flying right crowning horses, rev. **SU*R**AK OSI O N around to right, head of Artemis-Arethusa to right, diadem of beads, four dolphins around, (cf.S.914, Boehringer 134 same dies [obverse 60/reverse 93 dies], SNG Cop. 622, [same dies]). Good metal, tight flan, nearly extremely fine and a rare die combination.
Boehringer notes 4 examples from these dies mostly in public collections.
- Estimate
- $1,500
- Result Status
- Sold
- Prices Realised
- $1,200