Leu Numismatik

Web Auction 2  –  3 December 2017

Leu Numismatik, Web Auction 2

Celtic, Greek, Roman, Byzantine, Medieval and Modern coins, featuring an inte...

Su, 03.12.2017, from 3:25 PM CET
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Description

★ Of charming style ★

SICILY. Syracuse. Deinomenid Tyranny , 485-466 BC. Tetradrachm (Silver, 25 mm, 16.70 g, 3 h), circa 475-470. Charioteer driving quadriga walking to right, holding goad in his right hand and the reins in his left; above, Nike flying right to crown the horses. Rev. ΣYR-ΑΚ-ΟΣΙ-ΟΝ (retrograde) Diademed head of Arethusa to right, her hair drawn up at the back and wearing pendant earring and pearl necklace; around, four dolphins swimming right. Boehringer 296 (V142/R204). SNG ANS 97. Nicely toned and of charming style. Minor old scratches on the obverse , otherwise, very fine.

From an Austrian collection, formed prior to the 1990s.

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Starting price 300 CHF
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