Noonans
Auction 263 13 Oct 2022
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Greek Coins from the Sir Gerard Clauson Collection
Greek Coinages, Sicily, Gela, Tetradrachm, 430-425, charioteer driving biga right, rev. forepart of man-headed bull right, 16.70g (SNG ANS 23); Leontini, Tetradrachm, c. 430, laureate head of Apollo left, rev. lion's head left, surrounded by four barley grains, 16.29g (Boehringer 12.53); Syracuse, Second Democracy, Tetradrachm, c. 450-440, charioteer driving slow quadriga right, Nike flying above crowning horses with wreath, rev. συρακοσιον, head of Arethusa right, hair tied up in thin band, four dolphins around, 17.20g (Boehringer series XVIa, 566 [V285/R385]) [3]. First and last tooled, second with some cleaning scratches, otherwise fine, toned £200-£260
Greek Coinages, Sicily, Gela, Tetradrachm, 430-425, charioteer driving biga right, rev. forepart of man-headed bull right, 16.70g (SNG ANS 23); Leontini, Tetradrachm, c. 430, laureate head of Apollo left, rev. lion's head left, surrounded by four barley grains, 16.29g (Boehringer 12.53); Syracuse, Second Democracy, Tetradrachm, c. 450-440, charioteer driving slow quadriga right, Nike flying above crowning horses with wreath, rev. συρακοσιον, head of Arethusa right, hair tied up in thin band, four dolphins around, 17.20g (Boehringer series XVIa, 566 [V285/R385]) [3]. First and last tooled, second with some cleaning scratches, otherwise fine, toned £200-£260