| Classical Numismatic Group > Triton XXVII | Auction date: 9 January 2024 |
| Lot number: 40 Price realized: 10,000 USD (Approx. 9,159 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on  |
| Lot description: SICILY, Himera. Circa 455-440 BC. AR Tetradrachm (27.5mm, 17.23 g, 2h). The nymph Himera, holding kentron in right hand and reins in both, driving slow quadriga left; above, Nike flying right, crowning her with wreath held in both her hands; IMERAION in exergue / Himera, wearing long chiton, standing facing, head left, holding in right hand a patera over lit altar to left, left hand extended; to right, satyr bathing in fountain with lion-headed spout. Arnold-Biucchi, Monetazione, Group I, 12 (Q3/H10); Gutmann & Schwabacher 7i = Ward 163 (this coin); HGC 2, 435; Consul Weber 598 (same dies); McClean 2297 (same dies); Nantueil 289 (same dies). Attractive iridescent tone, double struck and a couple of minor flan flaws on reverse. Near EF. Ex Metropolitan Museum of Art Collection (Sotheby's Zurich, 4 April 1973), lot 142; John Ward Collection (publ. 1902). Estimate: 3000 USD |  |
