| 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. | |
| 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 |  |
Match 1:
| Classical Numismatic Group > Triton XXVII | Auction date: 9 January 2024 |
| Lot number: 44 Price realized: 12,000 USD (Approx. 10,991 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: SICILY, Leontini. Circa 476-466 BC. AR Tetradrachm (24mm, 16.77 g, 10h). Charioteer, wearing long chiton, holding kentron in right hand and reins in both, driving slow quadriga right; above, Nike flying right, crowning horses with open wreath held in both hands / Head of roaring lion right; ΛEONTI-NON and four barley grains around. Boehringer, Münzgeschichte 1 (same obv. die); HGC 2, 660; SNG ANS 200 (same obv. die); SNG Fitzwilliam 1029 (same obv. die); Rizzo pl. XXII, 2 (same dies); Weber 1374 (same obv. die). Lovely old cabinet tone, die break on obverse. Good VF. Well centered on a broad flan. Ex I. Vecchi 16 (9 October 1999), lot 63; Schweizerische Kreditanstalt 5 (18 April 1986), lot 90; Dr. Fenerly Bey du Phanar Collection (Egger XLI, 18 November 1912), lot 122. Estimate: 3000 USD |  |
Match 2:
| Classical Numismatic Group > Triton XXVII | Auction date: 9 January 2024 |
| Lot number: 52 Price realized: 2,625 USD (Approx. 2,404 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: SICILY, Messana. 420-413 BC. AR Tetradrachm (23.5mm, 16.70 g, 9h). The nymph Messana, holding kentron in left hand and reins in both, driving slow biga of mules right; MEΣΣANA above, two dolphins confronted in exergue / Hare springing right; MEΣ-Σ-A-N-IO-N around; below, dolphin right. Caltabiano Series XIV, 523 corr. (D207B/R220 – obv. die not D207); HGC 2, 792; Hirsch 469 (same dies). Toned, struck with somewhat worn obverse die. Good VF. Estimate: 2000 USD |  |
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| Classical Numismatic Group > Auction 126 | Auction date: 28 May 2024 |
| Lot number: 58 Price realized: This lot is for sale in an upcoming auction - Bid on this lot  | |
| Lot description: SICILY, Messana. 420-413 BC. AR Tetradrachm (25.5mm, 17.15 g, 3h). The nymph Messana, holding kentron in left hand and reins in both, driving slow biga of mules right; MEΣΣA-NA above and before, two dolphins confronted in exergue / Hare springing right; below, dolphin right; MEΣ-Σ-A-NI-O-N around. Caltabiano Series XIV, 525 (D208/R222); HGC 2, 792. Faint iridescent tone over lustrous surfaces, minor die wear on obverse. EF. From the Wild Rose Collection, purchased from Calgary Coin Gallery, March 2015. Estimate: 5000 USD |  |
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| Classical Numismatic Group > Triton XXVII | Auction date: 9 January 2024 |
| Lot number: 42 Price realized: 2,625 USD (Approx. 2,404 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: SICILY, Katane. Circa 435-412 BC. AR Tetradrachm (25mm, 17.28 g, 8h). Charioteer, wearing long chiton, holding kentron in left hand and reins in both, driving slow quadriga of horses right / Head of Apollo right, wearing laurel wreath; KA[TANAI]-ON to right. Mirone 32; HGC 2, 568; SNG ANS 1245–6; Jameson 539 (same dies); Rizzo pl. X, 5 (same obv. die). Toned, a few scratches and flan flaws. VF. Ex R. Ratto (24 June 1929), lot 86; R. Ratto (4 April 1927), lot 343; Naville V (18 June 1923), lot 846; R. Ratto (13 May 1912), lot 380. Estimate: 2000 USD |  |
Match 5:
| Roma Numismatics Ltd > Auction XXX | Auction date: 21 March 2024 |
| Lot number: 68 Price realized: 2,400 GBP (Approx. 3,040 USD / 2,799 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: Sicily, Syracuse AR Tetradrachm. Time of the Second Democracy, circa 415-405 BC. Charioteer, holding kentron in right hand and reins in both, driving fast quadriga to left; Nike above, flying to right, crowning charioteer with open wreath; grain ear in exergue / Diademed head of Arethusa to right, wearing earring and necklace, hair in ampyx and sphendone; ΣYPAKOΣION and four dolphins around. Tudeer 63 (V22/R41); Fischer-Bossert 63 (V22/R41); SNG ANS 281; Rizzo pl. XLVII, 10 (same dies); BMC 221 (same dies); Boston MFA 414 = Warren 382 (same dies); Gulbenkian 285 (same dies); Jameson 108 (same dies); HGC 2, 1339. 16.85g, 27mm, 3h. Very Fine; from dies of magnificent style, bright and lustrous metal. Rare. Ex David Redman Collection, Roma Numismatics Ltd., E-Sale 104, 15 December 2022, lot 69, collector's ticket included (hammer: GBP 2,400); Ex Nomos AG, obolos 6, 20 November 2016, lot 210; Ex Schweizerischer Bankverein, Auction 5, 16 October 1979, 106. Estimate: 2000 GBP |  |
