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Triton XXV 11-12 Jan 2022
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SICILY, Syracuse. Second Democracy. 466-405 BC. AR Tetradrachm (24mm, 17.38 g, 1h). Obverse die signed by Euainetos, reverse by Euklei[das]. Struck circa 415-409 BC. Charioteer, holding kentron in right hand and reins in both, driving fast quadriga right; above, Nike flying left, crowning charioteer with open wreath held in her extended hands; EYAINETO in tiny letters on exergue line (only a trace visible), wheel in exergue / Head of Arethusa left, hair in ampyx, decorated with a swan, and sphendone, inscribed EVKΛEI, wearing hook-shaped earring and pearl necklace; four dolphins around. Fischer-Bossert, Coins 37b (O12/R23 – this coin); Tudeer 37; SNG ANS 266; SNG Lloyd 1374 = Bement 500; SNG München 1055; BMC 190 = Rizzo pl. XLII, 19 and XLV, 2; Boston MFA 404 = Warren 374; Dewing 844; Gillet 617; Gulbenkian 276; Hirsch 599; Jameson 802; Pozzi 1262 (all from the same dies). Lightly toned, typical die break at edge on reverse. Good VF.
From the Pythagoras Collection. Ex Hess-Leu [19] (12 April 1962), lot 97.
The magnificent artistic flowering in Sicily in the 5th century BC has its origins in times of great strife. By the middle of the century, the situation began to resemble that of Renaissance Italy, where local princes engaged in continual warfare among themselves while employing the finest artists and craftsmen of their time. The result was the patronizing of some of the most talented coin engravers in history. In Syracuse, by the late 5th century BC these engravers were proudly signing their work, preserving the names of Kimon, Euainetos, Eumenos, Sosion, Herakleidas, Eukleidas and others for posterity. Their handiwork included several collaborative efforts, including coins with obverse and reverse dies signed by different artists, as seen here.
From the Pythagoras Collection. Ex Hess-Leu [19] (12 April 1962), lot 97.
The magnificent artistic flowering in Sicily in the 5th century BC has its origins in times of great strife. By the middle of the century, the situation began to resemble that of Renaissance Italy, where local princes engaged in continual warfare among themselves while employing the finest artists and craftsmen of their time. The result was the patronizing of some of the most talented coin engravers in history. In Syracuse, by the late 5th century BC these engravers were proudly signing their work, preserving the names of Kimon, Euainetos, Eumenos, Sosion, Herakleidas, Eukleidas and others for posterity. Their handiwork included several collaborative efforts, including coins with obverse and reverse dies signed by different artists, as seen here.