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ANA Signature Sale 3066 17 Aug 2018
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SICILY. Syracuse. Time of Dionysius I (ca. 405-370 BC). AR decadrachm (33mm, 43.11 gm, 8h). NGC Choice AU 5/5 - 4/5, Fine Style. Struck ca. 405-400 BC. Signed by the artist Euainetos. Charioteer, in flowing chiton, kentron in right hand, reins in left, driving racing quadriga left; Nike flying right above, about to crown charioteer with wreath; panoply of arms: cuirass between two greaves, with Phrygian helmet left on right in exergue on two slightly raised lines, all within a border of dots / ΣΥ-Ρ-Α-Κ-ΟΣΙΩΝ, head of Arethusa left, wearing wreath of reeds, triple-pendant earring and necklace; Δ below chin, four dolphins swimming around, signature ΕΥ-ΑΙΝΕ below the dolphin swimming under Arethusa's neck. Dewing 902 (same dies). Gallatin R.XI/D.I. Pozzi 614 (same dies). Rizzo pl. LIV, 6 and LVI, 5. Well centered and struck from dies of exceptional style. Attractive steel gray toning perfectly complements the masterful engraving of this glorious work of Greek art.
Ex Bertolami ACR Auction 15 (27 April 2015), lot 92.
One of the largest silver denominations minted in classical antiquity, the decadrachm of Syracuse remains one of the most alluring and celebrated coins in history. The immense size of this 10 drachm denomination offered the engravers of Syracuse the scope to fully display their mastery of the medium. After a brief "trial run" in the 460s BC, the decadrachm was reintroduced in Syracuse by the tyrant Dionysius following his assumption to power in 405 BC, testament to his grandiose vision to make Syracuse the foremost city in the Greek world. Two of the greatest local numismatic artists, Kimon and Euainetos, produced dies for the new series, each bringing their own distinctive style to the already iconic emblems of Syracuse: A racing four-horse chariot (quadriga) backed with a head of the beautiful Arethusa, nymph of the spring of Ortygia, surrounded by frolicking dolphins. Both engravers took great pride in their designs and signed their dies, much in the manner of a modern artist.
HID02901242017
Estimate: 40000-60000 USD
SICILY. Syracuse. Time of Dionysius I (ca. 405-370 BC). AR decadrachm (33mm, 43.11 gm, 8h). NGC Choice AU 5/5 - 4/5, Fine Style. Struck ca. 405-400 BC. Signed by the artist Euainetos. Charioteer, in flowing chiton, kentron in right hand, reins in left, driving racing quadriga left; Nike flying right above, about to crown charioteer with wreath; panoply of arms: cuirass between two greaves, with Phrygian helmet left on right in exergue on two slightly raised lines, all within a border of dots / ΣΥ-Ρ-Α-Κ-ΟΣΙΩΝ, head of Arethusa left, wearing wreath of reeds, triple-pendant earring and necklace; Δ below chin, four dolphins swimming around, signature ΕΥ-ΑΙΝΕ below the dolphin swimming under Arethusa's neck. Dewing 902 (same dies). Gallatin R.XI/D.I. Pozzi 614 (same dies). Rizzo pl. LIV, 6 and LVI, 5. Well centered and struck from dies of exceptional style. Attractive steel gray toning perfectly complements the masterful engraving of this glorious work of Greek art.
Ex Bertolami ACR Auction 15 (27 April 2015), lot 92.
One of the largest silver denominations minted in classical antiquity, the decadrachm of Syracuse remains one of the most alluring and celebrated coins in history. The immense size of this 10 drachm denomination offered the engravers of Syracuse the scope to fully display their mastery of the medium. After a brief "trial run" in the 460s BC, the decadrachm was reintroduced in Syracuse by the tyrant Dionysius following his assumption to power in 405 BC, testament to his grandiose vision to make Syracuse the foremost city in the Greek world. Two of the greatest local numismatic artists, Kimon and Euainetos, produced dies for the new series, each bringing their own distinctive style to the already iconic emblems of Syracuse: A racing four-horse chariot (quadriga) backed with a head of the beautiful Arethusa, nymph of the spring of Ortygia, surrounded by frolicking dolphins. Both engravers took great pride in their designs and signed their dies, much in the manner of a modern artist.
HID02901242017
Estimate: 40000-60000 USD