| Classical Numismatic Group > Triton XXVII | Auction date: 9 January 2024 |
| Lot number: 71 Price realized: 42,500 USD (Approx. 38,926 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 (34mm, 43.16 g, 9h). Unsigned dies in the style of Euainetos. Struck circa 405-380/67 BC. Charioteer, holding kentron in extended right hand and reins in left, driving fast quadriga left; above, Nike flying right, crowning charioteer with 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-Ο-ΣΙΩΝ above, scallop shell behind neck, four dolphins swimming around. Gallatin dies R.XI/E.I; Scavino 38 (D11/R21); HGC 2, 1299; SNG ANS 372 (same dies); Boston MFA 426 = Warren 359 (same dies); Consul Weber 686 (same dies); Hunterian 55 (same dies); Jameson 829 (same dies). Toned, a little die rust as usual. Good VF. Ex Kovacs XV (1 October 2003), lot 30; Russel Bement, Jr. Collection (Classical Numismatic Group 51, 15 September 1999), lot 152. Estimate: 20000 USD |  |
