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NYINC Signature Sale 3051 8-9 January 2017
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SICILY. Syracuse. Second Democracy. Ca. 466-406 BC. AR tetradrachm (26mm, 17.19 gm, 6h). NGC XF★ 5/5 - 4/5, Fine Style. Struck circa 440-420 BC. Charioteer walking slow quadriga right, Nike above, flying right to crown horses / ΣΥΡΑΚΟΣΙΟΝ, head of Arethusa right, wearing broad hair band, whorl earring, and necklace, four dolphins around. HGC 2, 1316 (these dies). Boehringer 628 (V319/R432). SNG ANS 200. Nicely centered on a broad flan. One of the most striking "transitional" dies, with a head of stately classical style. NOTE: Seated a little off-axis in NGC slab.
Estimate: 2200-3000 USD
SICILY. Syracuse. Second Democracy. Ca. 466-406 BC. AR tetradrachm (26mm, 17.19 gm, 6h). NGC XF★ 5/5 - 4/5, Fine Style. Struck circa 440-420 BC. Charioteer walking slow quadriga right, Nike above, flying right to crown horses / ΣΥΡΑΚΟΣΙΟΝ, head of Arethusa right, wearing broad hair band, whorl earring, and necklace, four dolphins around. HGC 2, 1316 (these dies). Boehringer 628 (V319/R432). SNG ANS 200. Nicely centered on a broad flan. One of the most striking "transitional" dies, with a head of stately classical style. NOTE: Seated a little off-axis in NGC slab.
Estimate: 2200-3000 USD