Ancients
SICILY. Syracuse. Ca. 466-460 BC. AR tetradrachm (30mm, 17.04 gm, 11h). NGC Choice AU 4/5 - 4/5. Charioteer driving walking quadriga right, holding reins with both hands, kentron in right; Nike flying right above to crown horses, ketos swimming right in exergue / ΣVRAKOΣIO-N, diademed head of Arethusa right, wearing hoop and pendant earring and pearl necklace, hair brushed in straight lines, looped at bottom and tucked under diadem; surrounded by four dolphins swimming clockwise. Boehringer 483 (dies V257/R346) (ca. 460-440 BC). SNG ANS 151 (ca. 460-440 BC).
From the Penn Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group, Auction 40 (4 December 1996), lot 847
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Estimate: 5000-10000 USD