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Auction 75  26 September 2012
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Lot 2157

Estimate: 1400 GBP
Price realized: 1800 GBP
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ANCIENT COINS. A Selection of Syracuse Tetradrachms from an Old Collection. From the Pozzi Collection and Published by Boehringer. Sicily, Syracuse (Deinomenid Tyranny, 485-466 BC), Silver Tetradrachm, barbarous issue (Siculo-Punic?), charioteer, wearing a long chiton and holding a kentron in his right hand and the reins in his left, driving a slow quadriga right, Nike flies above to right to crown the horses, double line below, rev ΣVRAKOΣION, head of Arethusa facing right, wearing a pearl diadem and a necklace, four dolphins swimming around, 15.99g, 10h (cf Boehringer 342-3).Cabinet tone, appealing style, good very fine, rare and interesting.
ex F Sternberg, Auction XX, Zurich, 20 April 1988, lot 352

Estimate: £1400-1800
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