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Auction 32  8 January 2014
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Lot 95

Estimate: 4500 USD
Price realized: 6500 USD
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ANCIENT COINS. GREEK COINS. Sicily, Syracuse (second Democracy, 466-405 B.C.), Silver Tetradrachm, 17.42g, 10h.Struck c.450-440 B.C.Charioteer, wearing a long chiton, holding the reins in both hands, driving a quadriga right, Nike flies above to left to crown the charioteer, ketos to right in the exergue. Rev. ΣYRAKOΣI-O-N, head of Arethusa facing right, wearing a pearl-diadem, earring and necklace, four dolphins swimming around (Boehringer 485 (V258/R347); SNG ANS 153 (these dies); Jameson 1909 (these dies)).Edge a little ragged in part, struck on excellent metal, residual lustre, extremely fine.
Ex Numismatic Fine Arts Inc, New York, 2 December 1985, lot 68

Estimate: US$ 4,500
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