Lot 3019
Sicily, Syracuse. Time of Dionysos I. Gold 100 Litrae or Double Dekadrachm (5.80g). 405-367 BC. Struck ca. 405-400 BC. [ΣYPAKOΣIΩN Head of Arethusa left, her hair in ampyx and sphendone adorned with stars, wearing triple-pendant earring and necklace; behind, star. Reverse: Herakles, kneeling right, strangling the Nemean lion. Bérend 20 (D13/R9). Dewing 925 (same dies); SNG ANS 338. Removed from an NGC slab where graded Ch. AU, Strike: 4/5, Surface: 4/5. die shift. A wonderful bold strike in high relief with slight doubling on the obverse due to the die shift. Estimate Value $6,500 - UP
From the Dr. Patrick Tan Collection; Ex Chrysos Collection, acquired in Geneva in 1980.
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