| 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. | |
| 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 |  |
Match 1:
| Hess-Divo AG > Auction 341 | Auction date: 13 December 2023 |
| Lot number: 12 Price realized: 110,000 CHF (Approx. 125,528 USD / 116,402 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: SICILY. SYRACUSE. Decadrachm, signed work of the master engraver Euainetos, about 385-370 BC. AR 42.75 g. Fast quadriga l., the driver, wearing long, sleeveless chiton, holds the reins with his l. hand, the kentron in his r. hand; he is crowned by Nike flying r.; in the exergue, on two steps, panoply of arms consisting of shield, cuirass between greaves and a crested helmet; in tiny letters [AΘΛA]. Rev. ΣY - PAKOΣIΩN Head of Arethusa l., crowned with reeds, wearing triple ear-pendant and necklace; around, four dolphins; under the dolphin below the neck, signature EY - AINE. Gallatin R.III / C. VI, no. 6 (this specimen); Gulbenkian I, 105, 312 (same obv. die); SNG ANS 364 (same obv. die). Scarce. Excellent classical style. Beautiful old cabinet tone. Extremely fine Provenance: From an old Swiss Collection started in the 19th century. G.H. Earle jr., Philadelphia Collection. Cl. S. Bement, Philadelphia Collection. Auction S.H. & H. Chapman, Philadelphia 25 June 1912, 112. Auction Naville & Cie., Geneva VI (Lucerne 1923), 516. A Coin Pass (Certificate of Authenticity) from the numisstaxx digitisation service exists for this lot. Estimate: 50000 CHF |  |
Match 2:
| 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. | |
| 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 |  |
Match 3:
| Hess-Divo AG > Auction 341 | Auction date: 13 December 2023 |
| Lot number: 6 Price realized: 5,000 CHF (Approx. 5,706 USD / 5,291 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: SICILY. GELA. Tetradrachm, about 415-405 BC. AR 16.84 g. ΓE - ΛΩ - IΩ - N Nike, wearing sleeveless long chiton and with open wings, driving fast quadriga r., holding the reins with her l. hand, kentron in her r. hand; above, eagle flying l.; in exergue, large pellet. Rev. ΓEΛAΣ (retrograde). Forepart of man-headed, bearded river god Gelas r., above, barley-grain; all within incuse round. Jenkins, Gela 264, 483 (same dies); SNG ANS 99 (same dies); SNG Oxford 1740 (same dies). Rare. Of best classical style. Obv. from worn die. Rough surfaces. Obv. Very fine. Rev. Good very fine. Estimate: 3500 CHF |  |
Match 4:
| Hess-Divo AG > Auction 341 | Auction date: 13 December 2023 |
| Lot number: 11 Price realized: 5,000 CHF (Approx. 5,706 USD / 5,291 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: SICILY. SYRACUSE. Tetradrachm, signed by the engravers Eumenes and Eukleidas, about 425-413 BC. AR 17.15 g. Fast quadriga l., the driver, wearing long, sleeveless chiton, holding the reins with his l. hand, the kentron in his r. hand; he is crowned by Nike flying r.; in exergue, signature EVMHNOY. Rev. SYPAKOΣIOΣ Head of Arethusa l., hair looped up into a roll at the back and rolled in a large band on the forehead; she wears a double-hook earring and a necklace; below the chin, open double tablet with the signature EVKΛ/EIΔA; around, four dolphins. Boston 55, 402 (same dies); Fischer-Bossert, CAT 131, 24 (same dies); SNG ANS 259 (same dies); Tudeer 18, 24 (same dies). Rare. Best classical style. Good very fine. Estimate: 5000 CHF |  |
Match 5:
| Numismatica Ars Classica > Auction 146 | Auction date: 8 May 2024 |
| Lot number: 2111 Price realized: 80,000 CHF (Approx. 88,096 USD / 81,956 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: Syracuse. Tetradrachm signed by Eukleidas circa 405-400, AR 25 mm, 17.31 g. Fast quadriga driven l. by charioteer, holding kentron and reins; above, Nike flying r. to crown him. In exergue, dolphin to l. Rev. ΣΥ – Ρ[ΑΚΟ – ΣΙ – ΩΝ] Head of the nymph Arethusa l., hair bound with sphendone over which several tresses fly back. Around, four dolphins. Below neck truncation, EVKΛΕΙ. Rizzo pl. XLVIII, 14 (these dies). Jameson 807 (these dies). McClean 2719 and pl. 98, 8 (these dies). Dewing 855 (this obverse die). SNG ANS 295 (these dies). Tudeer 88. Coins, Artists and Tyrants 88f (this coin). Very rare and in exceptional condition for the issue, undoubtedly the finest specimen known. A portrait of superb style with an innovative design from a talented master-engraver. Perfectly struck and centred on excellent metal and with a superb old cabinet tone. Good extremely fine Ex Leu sale 76, 1999, 58. From the Käppeli and a Swiss collection. This tetradrachm represents what may be the finest known specimen of this remarkable type, which was also struck in the celebrated period of the signing artists at Syracuse. The quadriga now seems to be travelling at a slightly slower rate of speed than on the preceding coin, probably due to the fact that the second horse from the left seems to have slipped its reign and turns its head back. While this makes one wonder initially whether the charioteer will still make it to the end of the race in one piece the presence of Nike immediately removes the uncertainty. The depiction of Arethusa strikes out in a new and dramatic direction. Whereas previously the nymph of Syracuse was commonly shown with her hair bound by a taenia, sphendone, or sakkos or otherwise coiffed to hang, here she is depicted with her hair trailing upwards in curls. This most certainly does not represent the nymph with her hair spiked with some sort of ancient hair gel (she was no Celt after all!), but rather depicts her fully immersed in her watery element with her locks of hair billowing upward in the current. It is a truly triumphant image of Arethusa accompanying the surrounding dolphins beneath the water. Estimate: 50000 CHF |  |
