Classical Numismatic Group > Triton XXVII | Auction date: 9 January 2024 |
Lot number: 41 Price realized: 7,500 USD (Approx. 6,869 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on |
Lot description: SICILY, Kamarina. Circa 425-405 BC. AR Tetradrachm (24mm, 17.34 g, 1h). Athena, wearing crested Attic helmet and long chiton, holding kentron in right hand and reins in both, driving galloping quadriga right; above, Nike flying left, preparing to crown Athena with wreath held in both hands; retrograde [KAM]APINA[IΩN] on exergue line, two amphorai in exergue / Beardless head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin headdress tied at neck; bow to right. Westermark & Jenkins 157.1 (O13/R21 – this coin, illustrated); HGC 2, 526; SNG Lloyd 870 (same rev. die); SNG München 403 (same dies). Old collection tone, traces of find patina, slightly irregular flan, minor double strike with worn obverse die. VF. Very rare with head of Herakles right. Ex Ponterio 141 (12 January 2007), lot 1402; Kricheldorf XXIX (3 March 1975), lot 57; Hess-Leu [3] (27 March 1956), lot 74. Estimate: 2000 USD |