GREEK COINS
Sicily, Camarina
Tetradrachm circa 415-400, AR 16.80 g. Fast quadriga driven l. by charioteer, holding reins; above, Nike flying r. to crown him. In exergue, heron flying l. Rev. KAMAPINAI – ON Bearded head of Herakles l., wearing lion’s skin headdress. Rizzo pl. V, 9 (this obverse die). SNG Lloyd 867 (these dies). Gulbenkian 174 (these dies). AMB 311 (these dies). Westermark-Jenkins 142.
Rare. A powerful portrait of fine Classical style struck on a very broad flan,
lovely iridescent tone and about extremely fine
Ex Astarte sale IX, 2002, 167.