Bertolami Fine Art
Auction 12 29-30 October 2014
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Sicily, Dionysios I (405-367), Decadrachm, Syracuse, Unsisged dies in style of Euainetos, c. 405-367; AR (g 41,70; mm 34; h 11); Charioteer driving fast quadriga l.; above flying Nike r., crowning him; in ex., panoply, Rv. [ΣYPAKOΣIΩN], head of nymph Arethusa l., wearing wreath of grain, earrings and necklace; around, four dolphins. Rizzo tav. LIV, 8; Gallatin C. XIV/R. VII; SNG Copenhagen 690; SNG ANS 369.
Rare, old cabinet tone, good very fine.
Ex Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co. KG, Auction 104, lot 94.
Euainetos was one of the most ancient engravers, working in Catania, with the design of the river god Amenanos, in Kamarina, with a sketch of the river god Hipparis, and Syracuse with the famous head of the nymph Arethusa. The artist was the model for other famous engravers including Kimon. Perhaps the decadrachm was struck to celebrate the naval victory of Syracuse against Athens in 413 BC.
Rare, old cabinet tone, good very fine.
Ex Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co. KG, Auction 104, lot 94.
Euainetos was one of the most ancient engravers, working in Catania, with the design of the river god Amenanos, in Kamarina, with a sketch of the river god Hipparis, and Syracuse with the famous head of the nymph Arethusa. The artist was the model for other famous engravers including Kimon. Perhaps the decadrachm was struck to celebrate the naval victory of Syracuse against Athens in 413 BC.