Heritage World Coin Auctions > NYINC Signature Sale 3114 | Auction date: 16 January 2024 |
Lot number: 33022 Price realized: 4,000 USD (Approx. 3,674 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on |
Lot description: Ancients SICILY. Syracuse. Agathocles (317-289 BC). AR tetradrachm (26mm, 17.16 gm, 5h). NGC AU 4/5 - 3/5, Fine Style, brushed. Pre-royal coinage, ca. 310-305 BC. Head of Persephone left, wreathed with grain ears, wearing triple-pendant earring and beaded necklace; three dolphins around, NI below neck truncation / ΣYPAKOΣIΩN, charioteer driving racing quadriga left, reins in left hand, kentron in right; triskeles counterclockwise above, AN monogram in exergue. SNG ANS 632-635. SNG Copenhagen 753-754 var. (NK on obverse). Argent surfaces boasting exceptionally refined and sharp details with the quadriga seemingly ready to leap from the flan. https://coins.ha.com/itm/ancients/greek/ancients-sicily-syracuse-agathocles-317-289-bc-ar-tetradrachm-26mm-1716-gm-5h-ngc-au-4-5-3-5-fine-style/a/3114-33022.s?type=DA-DMC-CoinArchives-WorldCoins-3114-01162024 HID02906262019 © 2023 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved |