CLASSICAL COINS
SICILY
CATANE
Tetradrachm, about 450 BC. AR 17.32 g. Slow quadriga r., the driver, wearing long chiton, holding the reins with his r. hand, the kentron with his l. hand; above, Nike flying r. to crown the horses; in exergue, ketos (?) r. Rev. KATANAION Laureate head of Apollo r., the hair bound up in the back of the head. SNG ANS 1249 (these dies). Gulbenkian I, 182 (these dies). Rare . Excellent classical style. Nicely toned. Slightly irregular flan.
Almost extremely fine Provenance:
Ch. Gillet (Kunstfreund) collection
Auction L. Hamburger, Francfort /Main 98 (1933), 169 (1999 Goldm.)
Auction Numismatica Ars Classica AG, Zurich 8 (1995), 121