| Numismatica Ars Classica > Auction 146 | Auction date: 8 May 2024 |
| Lot number: 2093 Price realized: This lot is for sale in an upcoming auction - Bid on this lot  | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on  |
| Lot description: Syracuse. Tetradrachm circa 510-490, AR 25 mm, 17.12 g. SVRA?O / SION Slow quadriga driven r. by clean-shaven charioteer, wearing long chiton and holding reins in each hand. Rev. Head of nymph Arethusa l., hair curling back from forehead with dotted parallel lines, within circle sunk at centre of a swastika developed from the quartering of an incuse square. Rizzo pl. XXXIV, 4. SNG ANS 2 (this reverse die). Weber 1549 (this reverse die). McClean 2593 (this reverse die). SNG Lockett 867 (this reverse die). Boehringer 14. Rare. Perfectly struck and centred on a large flan and with a lovely light old cabinet tone. An unobtrusive metal flaw on reverse field, otherwise extremely fine From an Exceptional Collection assembled between the early 70s and late 90s. Estimate: 15000 CHF |  |
