Hess-Divo AG > Auction 341 | Auction date: 13 December 2023 |
Lot number: 8 Price realized: 5,000 CHF (Approx. 5,706 USD / 5,291 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. Tetradrachm, signed by the master engraver Hexakestidas, about 425-405 BC. AR 16.71 g. Athena, wearing long, sleeveless chiton and crested helmet, driving fast quadriga r., holding the reins with her l. hand, the kentron in her r. hand; she is crowned by Nike flying l.; on the exergue line, signature EΞAKEΣTIΔAΣ in tiny letters; below, two amphorae. Rev. [KAMAPINAION] Head of youthful, unbearded Heracles l., wearing lion skin. SNG ANS 1204; SNG Oxford 1699 (same obv. die); Westermark -Jenkins 190, 149 (same obv. die, rev. die R 14); Rare, new die combination. Best classical style. Dark find patina. Several die breaks on rev. Very fine. Estimate: 5000 CHF |