| Numismatica Ars Classica > Auction 146 | Auction date: 8 May 2024 |
| Lot number: 2108 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. Double decadrachm or 100 litrae circa 405-400, AV 14 mm, 5.78 g. [ΣΥΡΑΚΟΣIΟΝ] Head of nymph Arethusa l., hair elaborately waved and caught up behind in star-ornamented sphendone and wearing necklace, bar and triple-pendant earring; in l. field, pellet and in r. field, pellet. Rev. Naked young Heracles kneeling r. on rocky ground, head to front, strangling the Nemean lion with both arms. de Ciccio 48 (these dies). SNG ANS 328 (these dies). Bérend, Denys I 15. Rare. Minor marks on cheek on obverse and a nick on reverse, which comes from a slightly rusty die, otherwise about extremely fine Privately purchased from Spink in 1955 and from the collection of a Mentor. Estimate: 6000 CHF |  |
