| Harlan J. Berk, Ltd. > Buy or Bid Sale 227 | Auction date: 14 May 2024 |
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| Lot description: Sicily, Syracuse, Unsigned dies in the style of Eucleidas. Tetradrachm; Sicily, Syracuse, Unsigned dies in the style of Eucleidas; 405-367 BC, c. 405 BC, Tetradrachm, 17.20g. HGC-1345, SNG ANS-299-300 (same obv. die), BMC-196 (same dies), Tudeer-96 (V34/R65). Unsigned dies in the style of Eucleidas. Obv: Charioteer, holding kentron and reins, driving quadriga left surmounted by crowning Nike flying right; dolphin left in exergue. Rx: Head of Arethusa left, with hair flowing upward; four dolphins around. Ex Stacks Bowers 16 August 2021, lot 42054 (sold for $14,000). Ex Stacks, December 2001, lot 60.This is a famous and beloved type of Arethusa underwater, showing that this coin was struck on the island that was original site of Syracuse, off the coast of Sicily. This coin is exceptional in that all of Arethusa's hair can be seen on the flan, which rarely occurs. Near MS Estimate: 12500 USD |  |
