Ira and Larry Goldberg Auctioneers
Auction 96 14-15 February 2017
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Sicily, Syracuse. Second Democracy. Silver Tetradrachm (17.03 g), 466-405 BC. Obverse die signed by Euainetos, reverse die signed by Eumenes. Ca. 413-405 BC. Charioteer, holding kentron and reins, driving galloping quadriga right; above, Nike flying left, holding wreath in both hands, from which hangs tablet inscribed [E]YAIN/[ETO] in two lines; in exergue, two dolphins confronted. Reverse: [ΣYPAKOΣIΩ]N, head of Arethusa left, wearing earring and necklace, hair bound in sakkos; below, EVMH-NOY; around, four dolphins. Tudeer 45 (V14/R27); SNG ANS 272 (same dies); du Chastel 108 (same dies); Gulbenkian 278 (same dies); BMC 50 (same dies). Rare signed tetradrachm. Very Fine. Estimate Value $1,500 - 2,000
From The Herbert & Aphrodite Rubin Collection; Purchased privately from NFA in the 1980s.
The signed tetradrachms of Syracuse are counted among some of the most desired coins struck in the Classical period. This is due not only to the high quality of the engraving, which produced beautiful and often technically complex portraits of Arethusa as well as action-packed scenes of chariot racing, but to the direct connection established between the possessor of the coin and its creator through the medium of the signature.
From The Herbert & Aphrodite Rubin Collection; Purchased privately from NFA in the 1980s.
The signed tetradrachms of Syracuse are counted among some of the most desired coins struck in the Classical period. This is due not only to the high quality of the engraving, which produced beautiful and often technically complex portraits of Arethusa as well as action-packed scenes of chariot racing, but to the direct connection established between the possessor of the coin and its creator through the medium of the signature.