| Classical Numismatic Group > Triton XXVII | Auction date: 9 January 2024 |
| Lot number: 45 Price realized: 110,000 USD (Approx. 100,749 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: SICILY, Leontini. Circa 466-460 BC. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 17.48 g, 9h). Dies by the Demareteion master. Charioteer, holding kentron in right hand and reins in both, driving slow quadriga right; above, Nike flying left, crowning charioteer with open wreath held in both hands; in exergue, lion right / Head of Apollo right, wearing laurel wreath; three leaves and LEONT[I]-NO-N around; below, lion right. Boehringer, Münzgeschichte 28 (same dies); HGC 2, 665 (this coin illustrated); SNG ANS 218 (same rev. die); SNG Lloyd 1045 (same dies); Basel 348 (same dies); Dewing 622 = Jameson 626 (same dies); Gillet 439 (this coin); Gulbenkian 210 (same dies); Kraay & Hirmer 18 = GPCG pl. 15, 44 (same dies); de Luynes 991 (same dies); Rizzo pl. XXII, 15 (same dies). Beautiful old cabinet tone. EF. A sublime example of this famous issue, exhibiting the finest style of late archaic-early classical art on coinage. From the Columbus Collection. Ex Leu 81 (16 May 2001), lot 77; Leu 45 (26 May 1988), lot 39; Charles Gillet Collection. Lot also includes a certificate from the IBSCC. One of the earliest of the recognized masters of Sicilian engraving, the unknown artist who created the Demareteion dekadrachm of Syracuse was also responsible for several dies at the neighboring city of Leontini. R. Ross Holloway discusses the relationship of the Leontini tetradrachms with the masterworks of the "Demareteion Master" at Syracuse in "Damarete's Lion," ANSMN XI, pp. 1-11. He regards them as works of the same hand, while Carmen Arnold-Biucchi, in her work on the Randazzo Hoard, sees influence from, but not the work of, the master, with the Leontini piece being a few years later and in a more developed realistic style. In any event, these tetradrachms of Leontini are among the finest works of Sicilian numismatic art. Estimate: 75000 USD |  |
Match 1:
| Classical Numismatic Group > Triton XXVII | Auction date: 9 January 2024 |
| Lot number: 63 Price realized: 11,000 USD (Approx. 10,075 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: SICILY, Syracuse. Second Democracy. 466-405 BC. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 17.26 g, 12h). Struck circa 450-440 BC. Charioteer, holding kentron in right hand and reins in both, driving slow quadriga right; above, Nike flying right, crowning horses with wreath held in both hands; in exergue, ketos right / Head of Arethousa right, hair in band, wearing single-pendant earring and pearl necklace with pendant; ΣVRAKOΣI-ON and four dolphins around. Boehringer Series XVIb, 571 (V287/R391); HGC 2, 1311; SNG ANS 184 (same dies); Bement 473 (same dies); Pozzi 581 (same dies); Jameson 769 (same dies). Lovely even gray tone, with golden and iridescent hues and underlying luster, tiny mark. Choice EF. Well centered, and with exceptional details. Estimate: 10000 USD |  |
Match 2:
| Classical Numismatic Group > Triton XXVII | Auction date: 9 January 2024 |
| Lot number: 58 Price realized: 9,000 USD (Approx. 8,243 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: SICILY, Syracuse. Gelon I. 485-478 BC. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 16.97 g, 5h). Struck circa 480-478 BC. Charioteer, holding kentron in right hand and reins in both, driving slow quadriga right; above, Nike flying right, both wings displayed, crowning horses with open wreath held in both hands / Head of Arethousa right, wearing tainia and pearl necklace; four dolphins and ΣΛRA-KO-Σ-I-O-Σ around. Boehringer Series V, 60.1 (V31/R39) = Weber 1558 (this coin); HGC 2, 1306; SNG ANS 14 (same obv. die); Boston MFA 336 = Warren 298 (same obv. die); Randazzo 243 (same dies). Toned, struck with somewhat worn obverse die, minor die break on reverse. Good VF. Ex California Collection (Heritage 3037, 4 January 2015), lot 29911; Heritage 3026 (25 September 2013), lot 23033; Manhattan Sale III (3 January 2012), lot 66; Comte Chandon de Briailles Collection (Bourgey, 17 June 1959), lot 161; Naville IV (17 June 1922), lot 312; Sir Hermann Weber Collection, purchased from Rollin & Feuardent, 1882. Estimate: 3000 USD |  |
Match 3:
| Classical Numismatic Group > Triton XXVII | Auction date: 9 January 2024 |
| Lot number: 59 Price realized: 2,750 USD (Approx. 2,519 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: SICILY, Syracuse. Hieron I. 478-466 BC. AR Tetradrachm (23mm, 17.23 g, 9h). Struck circa 478-475 BC. Charioteer, holding kentron in right hand, reins in both, driving slow quadriga right; above, Nike flying right, crowning horses with wreath held in both hands / Head of Arethousa right, wearing pearl tainia, single-pendant earring, and necklace; ΣVR-AKOΣIO-N and four dolphins around. Boehringer Series XIa, 207E (V93/R139); HGC 2, 1306; Randazzo 368 (same dies); Triton XXIV, lot 116 (same dies). Attractive iridescent tone, light scratch on obverse. Good VF. Well centered. From the Apollo to Apollo Collection. Ex Peus 355 (27 April 1998), lot 656. Estimate: 2000 USD |  |
Match 4:
| Classical Numismatic Group > Triton XXVII | Auction date: 9 January 2024 |
| Lot number: 60 Price realized: 3,000 USD (Approx. 2,748 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: SICILY, Syracuse. Hieron I. 478-466 BC. AR Tetradrachm (23mm, 17.10 g, 6h). Struck circa 475-470 BC. Charioteer, holding kentron in right hand, reins in left, driving slow quadriga right; above, Nike flying right, crowning horses with wreath held in both hands / Head of Arethousa right, wearing pearl tainia, single-pendant earring and necklace; ΣV-RA-KOΣ-IOИ (R inverted) and four dolphins around. Boehringer Series XIIb, 315 (V152/R221); HGC 2, 1307; SNG ANS 102 (same dies). Toned. In NGC encapsulation 6709682-005, graded Ch AU, Strike: 4/5, Surface: 4/5. Ex Noonans 253 (13 April 2022), lot 1180 (hammer £4800); Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 480 (11 November 2020), lot 59. Estimate: 3000 USD |  |
Match 5:
| Classical Numismatic Group > Auction 126 | Auction date: 28 May 2024 |
| Lot number: 63 Price realized: This lot is for sale in an upcoming auction - Bid on this lot  | |
| Lot description: SICILY, Syracuse. Hieron I. 478-466 BC. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 17.11 g, 9h). Struck circa 475-470 BC. Charioteer, holding kentron and reins, driving slow quadriga right; above, Nike flying right, crowning horses / Diademed head of Arethousa right; four dolphins around. Boehringer Series XIId, 351 (V174/R246); HGC 2, 1307. Lightly toned, underlying luster, a few minor flan flaws. Near EF. Ex Goldberg 117 (15 September 2020), lot 2009. Estimate: 2000 USD |  |
