Numismatica Ars Classica
Auction 138 18-19 May 2023
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Syracuse.
Tetradrachm circa 465-460, AR 17.25g. Slow quadriga driven r. by charioteer holding reins and kentron; in field above, Nike flying l. to crown him. In exergue, pistrix. Rev. ΣYPAKO – ΣI – ON partially retrograde Pearl-diademed head of nymph Arethusa r., wearing earring and necklace. Around, four dolphins swimming clockwise. Rizzo pl. XXXV, 14 (these dies). Boehringer 436.
A portrait of Arethusa of fine late Archaic style perfectly struck and centred on excellent
metal. Light iridescent tone, virtually as struck and almost Fdc
From a Swiss private collection and purchased from Tkalec in 1995 and notarised in Switzerland prior to 2005.
Tetradrachm circa 465-460, AR 17.25g. Slow quadriga driven r. by charioteer holding reins and kentron; in field above, Nike flying l. to crown him. In exergue, pistrix. Rev. ΣYPAKO – ΣI – ON partially retrograde Pearl-diademed head of nymph Arethusa r., wearing earring and necklace. Around, four dolphins swimming clockwise. Rizzo pl. XXXV, 14 (these dies). Boehringer 436.
A portrait of Arethusa of fine late Archaic style perfectly struck and centred on excellent
metal. Light iridescent tone, virtually as struck and almost Fdc
From a Swiss private collection and purchased from Tkalec in 1995 and notarised in Switzerland prior to 2005.