Classical Numismatic Group, LLC
Auction 118 13-14 Sep 2021
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SICILY, Syracuse. Second Democracy. 466-405 BC. AR Tetradrachm (26.5mm, 17.38 g, 2h). Reverse die signed by Eumenes. Struck circa 415-409 BC. Charioteer, holding kentron in right hand and reins in left, driving fast quadriga left; above, Nike flying right, crowning charioteer with wreath / Head of Arethousa left, wearing earring and necklace; ΣYPAKOΣIO-И above, EVMHNOV below; four dolphins around. Fischer-Bossert, Coins 19 (V8/R12); Tudeer 19; HGC 2, 1328; SNG ANS 256; BMC 141; de Luynes 1180; Dewing 840; Gillet 609; Ward 275 (all from the same dies). Toned. Clear signature. In NGC encapsulation 4278445-002, graded AU, Strike: 5/5, Surface: 3/5, Fine Style. Wings approved.
From the Mercury Group Collection.
In the last two decades of the 5th century BC, Syracuse was the focus of an unparalleled experiment in Greek numismatics. Its economy was fueled by the vast amount of currency required to pay the mercenaries by which the city's hegemony expanded, and the high denomination silver coins struck at this time became canvases for the most brilliant engravers of antiquity. The artists who engraved these tetradrachms, Eumenes, Sosion, Euainetos, Euthymos, Phrygillos, and Kimon, were held in high regard in their own day and allowed to place their names prominently on their dies.
From the Mercury Group Collection.
In the last two decades of the 5th century BC, Syracuse was the focus of an unparalleled experiment in Greek numismatics. Its economy was fueled by the vast amount of currency required to pay the mercenaries by which the city's hegemony expanded, and the high denomination silver coins struck at this time became canvases for the most brilliant engravers of antiquity. The artists who engraved these tetradrachms, Eumenes, Sosion, Euainetos, Euthymos, Phrygillos, and Kimon, were held in high regard in their own day and allowed to place their names prominently on their dies.