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. | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on |
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 |