Sicily, Himera, Tetradrachm, c. 440-425 BC; AR (g 16,98; mm 28; h 9); IMEP[AION] (retr.), charioteer driving slow quadriga r.; above, flying Nike l., holding wreath, Rv. The nymph Himera standing facing, wearing chiron and himation, holding patera l. over a lighted altar; at r., barley grain, behind naked Satyr bathing in a rectangular trough fed by a lion's head spout. SNG Copenhagen 306; SNG ANS 167. Rare, cabinet tone. Minor weakness on reverse, anyway extremely fine.
Price realized | 3'800 GBP |
Starting price | 3'600 GBP |
Estimate | 4'500 GBP |