Numismatica Ars Classica
Auction 132 30-31 May 2022
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Tetradrachm circa 480-478, AR 17.27 g. Slow quadriga driven l. by charioteer, holding reins and kentron; above, Nike flying l. to crown horses. Rev. ΣVRA – ΚΟ – Σ – Ι – ΟΝ Pearl-diademed head of nymph Arethusa r., wearing necklace. Around, four dolphins. Jameson 747 (these dies). de Nanteuil 325 (these dies). Boston, MFA 341. SNG ANS 19 (these dies). Boehringer 76.1 (this coin).
A pleasant portrait of late Archaic style and a lovely old cabinet tone.
About extremely fine
Ex Hirsch XIV, 1905, Merkens, 195 and CNG e-294, 2013, 76 sales. From the Robert and Julius Diez collection.
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Tetradrachm circa 480-478, AR 17.27 g. Slow quadriga driven l. by charioteer, holding reins and kentron; above, Nike flying l. to crown horses. Rev. ΣVRA – ΚΟ – Σ – Ι – ΟΝ Pearl-diademed head of nymph Arethusa r., wearing necklace. Around, four dolphins. Jameson 747 (these dies). de Nanteuil 325 (these dies). Boston, MFA 341. SNG ANS 19 (these dies). Boehringer 76.1 (this coin).
A pleasant portrait of late Archaic style and a lovely old cabinet tone.
About extremely fine
Ex Hirsch XIV, 1905, Merkens, 195 and CNG e-294, 2013, 76 sales. From the Robert and Julius Diez collection.
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