| SINCONA AG > Auction 89 | Auction date: 13 May 2024 |
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| Lot description: THE GARRULUS COLLECTION. SICILY. Syracuse. Tetradrachm c. 485-480 BC. (17.33 g, 8 h) Slow quadriga left, the driver, wearing sleeveless, long chiton, holding the reins with both his hands; above, Nike flying left to crown horses. Rv. SVR-AK-OSI-ON Head of Arethusa right, wearing a necklace, the long hair tied up in the neck into a pearl band; around, four dolphins, all within incuse round. Boehringer cf. 126, 73 (R 48, same die) and 128, 80 (V 37, same die). Feiner Stil und aussergewöhnlich erhalten / Nice style and extraordinary condition. Vorzüglich / Extremely fine. (~€ 7'815/USD 8'525) Its location with its large natural harbour, open to Greece, predestined Syracuse to become the leading power in Sicily. Founded by Corinth, with one of the first westward colonisation campaigns (directly following Naxos) around 730 BC, Syracuse retained its Doric tribal character and Doric language until Roman times and maintained close contact with the motherland. The urban centre was located on the small island of Ortygia, where the spring of Arethusa emerged; other territories on the mainland were soon acquired. We know little about its early history, but Syracuse does not appear to have achieved greater importance until the 6th century BC. The minting of coins did not begin until around 520-510 BC, but then immediately with a large issue of tetradrachms and didrachms in Attic standard currency. From the Dr. Peter Suter collection, auction Münzen und Medaillen AG 89, Basel, June 2000, lot 59. From auction Numismatic Fine Arts 16, Beverly Hills, December 1985, lot 64. • Dieses Los unterliegt bei Auslieferung in der Schweiz der Margenbesteuerung gemäss MWSTG 24a (23% Aufgeld inkl. gesetzlicher Mehrwertsteuer) • When delivered in Switzerland, this lot is subject to the margin taxation scheme in accordance with article 24a of the Federal Act on Value Added Tax (23% buyer's premium incl. statutory VAT). Starting price: 7500 CHF |  |
