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Auction 86  24 May 2017
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Lot 6

Starting price: 960 GBP
Price realized: 2000 GBP
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Sicily, Syracuse, silver tetradrachm, c. 478-472 BC, quadriga driven right with Nike flying above to crown horses' heads; double exergal line, rev., ΣΥΡΑΚΟΣΙ-ΟΝ, head of Arethusa right wearing diadem of pearls; four dolphins around, 17.31g, die axis 6.00, finely toned and extremely fine. References: Boehinger 274; Randazzo 457, same dies. Provenance: with Tradart, Zurich, 1980s; The Bru Sale, Auction 3, Brussels, 6 May 2011, lot 29. Note: The obverse of this coin reveals diagonal striations across the fields which appear to show that the upper surfaces of the die were filed down – and this is evident too on the example in the Randazzo hoard. (1200 - 1500 GBP)
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