| Classical Numismatic Group > Triton XXVII | Auction date: 9 January 2024 |
| Lot number: 70 Price realized: 48,750 USD (Approx. 44,650 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. Dionysios I. 405-367 BC. AR Dekadrachm (35mm, 43.48 g, 6h). Reverse die signed by Euainetos. Struck circa 405-390 BC. Charioteer, holding kentron in extended right hand and reins in left, driving fast quadriga left; above, Nike flying right, crowning charioteer with laurel wreath held in her extended hands; below heavy exergual line, [military harness], shield, greaves, cuirass, and crested Attic helmet, all connected by a horizontal spear; [AΘΛA below] / Head of Arethousa left, wearing wreath of grain ears, triple-pendant earring, and pearl necklace; [ΣΥ-ΡΑ-Κ-ΟΣ]-ΙΩΝ above, Δ below chin, four swimming dolphins around, and [EY-AIN]E along lower edge. Gallatin dies R.IX/D.II, 40 (this coin); Scavino 33 (D9/R18a); HGC 2, 1299; SNG Lloyd 1413 (same dies); Dewing 898–900 (same dies); Basel 481 (same dies); BMC 173 (same dies); Boston MFA 425 (same dies); Hunterian 53 (same dies); Rizzo pl. LIV, 5 and pl. LVI, 5 (same dies). Lightly toned, die rust on obverse as usual, slight die wear on reverse. Good VF. From the Wayne Scheible Collection. Ex Harlan J. Berk inventory cc65187 (ND; their ticket included); S. Mavrojani Collection (Sotheby's, 9 March 1936), lot 105; Ars Classica & Naville XII (18 October 1926), lot 951; J. P. Lambros Collection (Hirsch XXIX, 9 November 1910), lot 121. Estimate: 20000 USD |  |
