| SINCONA AG > Auction 89 | Auction date: 13 May 2024 |
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| Lot description: THE GARRULUS COLLECTION. SICILY. Syracuse. Tetradrachm c. 440 BC. (17.37 g, 2 h). Quadriga walking to left, the standing charioteer, wearing a pleated chiton, is holding reins and goad; above, Nike flying to left, crowning the horses; in exergue ketos to left. Rv. EY-PAKOZION Head of Arethusa to right, wearing hook earring and elaborate necklace; her hair is tied in a bun and held by a ribbon wound twice around her head; around, four dolphins. Boehringer 596. Rizzo pl. 38, 2 (same dies). Kraay-Hirmer 89 (same reverse die) Selten / Rare. Prägung auf ausserordentlich breitem Schrötling. Vorderseitenstempel leicht korrodiert / Struck on an exceptionally broad flan. Some die rust on obverse. Vorzüglich / Extremely fine. (~€ 13'020/USD 14'205) From auction Leu 77, Zurich, May 2000, lot 106. One of the most sophisticated Arethusa heads of early Classical style at Syracuse: the most minute details are rendered with great precision, from the slightly haughty expression of the young woman to the details of the elaborate coiffure and the necklace, which is a velvet ribbon embroidered with pearls bearing a central pendant. • 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: 12500 CHF |  |
