Lot 13
Sicily, Syracuse, c. 405-390 BC. AR Decadrachm, style of Euainetos (43.05 g). Charioteer, in long chiton, and holding goad and reins, in racing chariot to the left; above, Nike flies right to crown him; in exergue, panoply of arms set on two steps. Reverse: Head of Arethusa left, her hair wreathed in cereal grains, also wearing necklace and pendant earring; around, four dolphins, behind neck a cockleshell; ethnic at upper right. SNG Lockett III, 991 (this coin); Gallatin, F.VIII/R.XV; cf. Dewing 915 for obverse, 916 for reverse; cf. Gulbenkian 317. Handsomely toned, with especially fine strike from fairly fresh dies -- the detail to the horses remarkably choice. Usual slight obverse die rust and a spot or two of trivial porosity. One of the widely acknowledged masterpieces of Greek numismatics, both in antiquity and in modern times. NGC graded Extremely Fine.
Estimated Value $50,000 - 60,000.
Ex Lockett Collection: Glendining & Co., sale of Oct 28, 1955, as lot 895; this the best of the Lockett Euainetos types. Illustrated in Money of the World, coin 18.
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