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Long Beach Signature Sale 3049 8-9 Sep 2016
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SICILY. Himera. Ca. 440-410 BC. AR tetradrachm (26mm, 17.39 gm, 5h). Charioteer, holding kentron and reins, driving walking quadriga right; above, Nike flying left, crowning charioteer, IMERAION (retrograde) in exergue / Himera standing facing, head left, sacrificing out of patera over altar and raising arm; to right, satyr bathing in fountain beneath lion-headed spout; in upper right field, barley corn. HGC 2, 433. Arnold-Biucchi 20 (same dies). SNG ANS 167 (same dies). Iridescent toning around devices. NGC XF 4/5 - 5/5, Fine Style.
Estimate: 1500-2000 USD
SICILY. Himera. Ca. 440-410 BC. AR tetradrachm (26mm, 17.39 gm, 5h). Charioteer, holding kentron and reins, driving walking quadriga right; above, Nike flying left, crowning charioteer, IMERAION (retrograde) in exergue / Himera standing facing, head left, sacrificing out of patera over altar and raising arm; to right, satyr bathing in fountain beneath lion-headed spout; in upper right field, barley corn. HGC 2, 433. Arnold-Biucchi 20 (same dies). SNG ANS 167 (same dies). Iridescent toning around devices. NGC XF 4/5 - 5/5, Fine Style.
Estimate: 1500-2000 USD