Classical Numismatic Group, LLC
Electronic Auction 539 31 May 2023
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SICILY, Syracuse. Second Democracy. 466-405 BC. AR Tetradrachm (25.5mm, 17.14 g, 10h). Struck circa 450 BC. Charioteer driving quadriga right; above, Nike flying right, crowning horses; in exergue, ketos right / Head of Arethousa right, wearing tainia; four dolphins around. Boehringer Series XV, 545 (V276/R373); HGC 2, 1316; Walcher von Molthein 585 (same dies). Lightly toned, slightly off center, some horn silver, struck with clashed obverse die (outline of the head of Arethousa and one dolphin visible in the field). VF.
From the Don T. Hayes Collection, purchased from Nilus Coins.
This obverse die was apparently clashed early in it's life, as the effect is visible on nearly all illustrated examples using this die.
From the Don T. Hayes Collection, purchased from Nilus Coins.
This obverse die was apparently clashed early in it's life, as the effect is visible on nearly all illustrated examples using this die.