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Auction XVII  28 Mar 2019
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Lot 361

Estimate: 15 000 GBP
Price realized: 19 000 GBP
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Sicily, Syracuse AR Dekadrachm. Time of Dionysios I, circa 405-370 BC. Unsigned dies by Euainetos. Charioteer driving galloping quadriga to left, holding kentron in right hand, reins in left; above, Nike flies to right, a wreath in her outstretched arms to crown the charioteer; in the exergue, a panoply of arms is set on two steps: a cuirass, two greaves, and a Phrygian helmet, a horizontal spear behind, [AΘΛA] in tiny letters below / Head of the nymph Arethusa to left, wearing a wreath of reeds, triple-pendant earring, and a pearl necklace; four dolphins playing around her, small griffin head to right under chin. Gallatin G.Ia/O.XIX (same dies); BMC Sicily 187 (same dies); Dewing 921 (same dies). 43.03g, 37mm, 10h. Good Very Fine; deep old cabinet tone. Extremely Rare - three examples recorded in Gallatin. From a private Swiss collection, reportedly acquired from Münzen & Medaillen AG Basel in the mid 1980s.

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