Lot 46
Sicily, Syracuse. Deinomenid Tyranny. Silver Tetradrachm (17.07 g), 485-466 BC. Struck under Gelon I, ca. 480/78-475 BC. Charioteer, holding reigns and kentron, driving slow quadriga right; above, Nike flying right crowning horses with wreath. rev. ΣVRAKOΣION, diademed head of Arethusa right, wearing pearl necklace; around, four dolphins clockwise. Boehringer 175 (V75/R122); Randazzo 343 (same dies). Fine archaic style. Attractively toned. Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $1,500
From the Dionysus Collection
Ex Hirsch 267 (5 May 2010), lot 77.
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