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Auction 82  20 May 2015
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Lot 61

Estimate: 20 000 CHF
Price realized: 30 000 CHF
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The M.L. Collection of Coins of Magna Graecia and Sicily
Syracuse

Tetradrachm circa 415-405, AR 16.41 g. Prancing quadriga driven l. by charioteer, holding reins and kentron; above, Nike flying r. to crown him; in exergue, cockle shell. Rev. ΣΥPAKOΣΙON Head of Arethusa l., hair bound by ribbon and floating above; around, four dolphins. Rizzo pl. XLII, 6 (this obverse die) and 5 (this reverse die). Jameson 791 (these dies). Tudeer 12.
Very rare and among the finest specimens known. A very interesting and unusual
portrait struck in high relief and an enchanting old cabinet tone. An
absolutely unobtrusive area of oxidation on obverse,
otherwise good extremely fine
Ex NFA XII, 1983, 25 and Christie's 12 June 1993, McLendon, 21 sales.

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