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NYINC Signature Sale 3061 7-8 Jan 2018
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SICILY. Catana. Ca. 415-402 BC. AR drachm (17mm, 3.15 gm, 10h). NGC Choice VF 5/5 - 4/5. Charioteer, holding goad, driving racing quadriga right, Nike flying left above to crown driver; [KATA]NIΩN in exergue / Horned head of river god Amenanos facing slightly right, three dolphins around. Rizzo pl. XIV, 12. BMFA 267. Jameson 553. Very rare and seldom offered, one of the most illusive facing-head issues of ancient Magna Graecia. Gray toning over slightly grainy metal.
HID02901242017
Estimate: 1500-2000 USD
SICILY. Catana. Ca. 415-402 BC. AR drachm (17mm, 3.15 gm, 10h). NGC Choice VF 5/5 - 4/5. Charioteer, holding goad, driving racing quadriga right, Nike flying left above to crown driver; [KATA]NIΩN in exergue / Horned head of river god Amenanos facing slightly right, three dolphins around. Rizzo pl. XIV, 12. BMFA 267. Jameson 553. Very rare and seldom offered, one of the most illusive facing-head issues of ancient Magna Graecia. Gray toning over slightly grainy metal.
HID02901242017
Estimate: 1500-2000 USD