Numismatica Ars Classica
Auction 134 21 Nov 2022
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Greek Coins. Syracuse.
Tetradrachm circa 450-440 BC, AR 17.25 g. Slow quadriga driven r. by charioteer, holding kentron and reins; above, Nike flying r. to crown the horses. In exergue, ketos r. Rev. ΣVRAKOΣI – ON Head of the nymph Arethusa r., hair bound with double fillet, wearing earring and necklace with pendant; around, four dolphins swimming clockwise. Rizzo pl. XXXVI, 16 (this reverse die). SNG ANS 184 (this reverse die). Jameson 769 (this reverse die). SNG Copenhagen 650. Boehringer 570.
Struck on exceptionally fresh metal and with a lovely iridescent tone.
Virtually as struck and almost Fdc
From the collection of an aesthete. Privately purchased from Herbert Krindler in 1997
Tetradrachm circa 450-440 BC, AR 17.25 g. Slow quadriga driven r. by charioteer, holding kentron and reins; above, Nike flying r. to crown the horses. In exergue, ketos r. Rev. ΣVRAKOΣI – ON Head of the nymph Arethusa r., hair bound with double fillet, wearing earring and necklace with pendant; around, four dolphins swimming clockwise. Rizzo pl. XXXVI, 16 (this reverse die). SNG ANS 184 (this reverse die). Jameson 769 (this reverse die). SNG Copenhagen 650. Boehringer 570.
Struck on exceptionally fresh metal and with a lovely iridescent tone.
Virtually as struck and almost Fdc
From the collection of an aesthete. Privately purchased from Herbert Krindler in 1997