A Very Important Series of Coins of Syracuse mostly from a Distinguished European Collector
Tetradrachm circa 450-440, AR 16.67 g. Slow quadriga driven r. by charioteer holding kentron and reins; above, Nike flying r. to crown the horses. In exergue, ketos r. Rev. ΣVRAKOΣI – ON Head of the nymph Arethusa r., wearing pearl diadem, single pendant earring and pearl necklace with pendant; around, four dolphins swimming clockwise. Rizzo pl. XXXVII, 14 (these dies). SNG Lloyd 1328. SNG ANS 182 (these dies). AMB 440 (this coin). Boehringer 563.
Struck on an extremely broad flan and with a light iridescent tone. almost invisible traces
of overstriking on reverse and surface slightly porous, otherwise extremely fine
Ex NAC 13, 1998, formerly exhibited at the Antike Musuem Basel, 440 and Triton XVIII, 2015, 382 sales. From the A.D.M and the Money Museum of Zürich collections.