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Auction 99  4 May 2016
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Lot 82

Estimate: 2000 GBP
Price realized: 3200 GBP
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THE ALFRED FRANKLIN COLLECTION OF ANCIENT COINS, GREEK SILVER COINS, Sicily, Syracuse, Second Democracy (466-405 BC), Silver Tetradrachm, struck c.460-440 BC, charioteer, wearing a long chiton and holding a kentron and the reins, driving a slow quadriga right, Nike flies above to right to crown the horses, ketos in exergue to right, rev ΣVRAKOΣION, head of Arethusa facing right, wearing a pearl-diadem and a necklace, four dolphins swimming clockwise around, 17.18g, 1h (Boehringer 535.2 (V274/R370), this coin; Jameson 768, this coin; A J Evans, NC 1894, pl. VII, 2, this coin). Well-centred, cabinet tone, very fine to good very fine, with a wonderful old pedigree.
ex Sir Arthur J Evans collection (found at Villabate)
ex Jameson collection, 768

Estimate: £2000-2500
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