Roma Numismatics Ltd > E-Sale 119 | Auction date: 24 April 2024 |
Lot number: 162 Price realized: 1,900 GBP (Approx. 2,362 USD / 2,210 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on |
Lot description: Sicily, Syracuse AR Tetradrachm. Second Democracy, circa 415-405 BC. Obverse die signed by Eumenes and reverse die signed by Eukleidas. Charioteer, holding kentron in right hand and reins in both, driving fast quadriga to left; Nike above, flying to right, crowning charioteer with wreath; [EYMENOY] in exergue / Head of Arethusa to left, wearing double-pendant earring, hair bound by ampyx and net-like sphendone; below chin, diptych inscribed EYKΛEIΔA in two lines, ΣYPAKOΣIΩN and four dolphins around. Fischer-Bossert, Coins 24 (O9/R16); Boston MFA 402 = Warren 372 (same dies); SNG ANS 259 (same dies); BMC 193 (same dies); HGC 2, 1328. 16.70g, 26mm, 4h. Good Very Fine; minor flan crack, trace of oxidation on reverse. Scarce. Acquired from Phidias, France. Estimate: 2000 GBP |