Heritage World Coin Auctions > NYINC Signature Sale 3113 | Auction date: 8 January 2024 |
Lot number: 31006 Price realized: 6,500 USD (Approx. 5,925 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 (25mm, 17.12 gm, 2h). NGC Choice AU 4/5 - 5/5, Fine Style. Pre-royal coinage, ca. 310-305 BC. Head of Persephone left, wreathed with grain, wearing triple-pendant earring and necklace; three dolphins around, NK 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. Intricate, naturalistic motifs with the central devices surrounded by a halo of peach hues. Ex Peus, Auction 384 (2 November 2005), lot 131. https://coins.ha.com/itm/ancients/greek/ancients-sicily-syracuse-agathocles-317-289-bc-ar-tetradrachm-25mm-1712-gm-2h-ngc-choice-au-4-5-5-5-fin/a/3113-31006.s?type=DA-DMC-CoinArchives-WorldCoins-3113-01082024 HID02906262019 © 2023 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved Estimate: 10000-15000 USD |