Classical Numismatic Group > Triton XXVII | Auction date: 9 January 2024 |
Lot number: 75 Price realized: 30,000 USD (Approx. 27,477 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. AV 100 Litrai – Double Dekadrachm (13.5mm, 5.78 g, 3h). Struck circa 400-370 BC. Head of Arethousa left, hair in sakkos adorned with a star, wearing single-pendant earring and necklace; ΣYPAKOΣION to left, pellet flanking neck / Herakles kneeling right, strangling the Nemean Lion; rocks below. Bérend Group III, 15.10 (D11/R8 – this coin); HGC 2, 1275; SNG ANS 329 (same dies); SNG Lloyd 1421 (same obv. die); SNG Lockett 985 (same dies); Hunt IV 115 (same obv. die); Jameson 814 (same obv. die); Pozzi 605 (same dies). In NGC encapsulation 6158586-002, graded AU, Strike: 5/5, Surface: 4/5, Fine Style. Ex Heritage 3048 (11 August 2016), lot 32011; Dr. Lawrence A. Adams Collection (Part III, Triton XIX, 6 January 2006), lot 2018; Triton VI (14 January 2003), lot 110; Spink 32 (30 November 1983), lot 11; Ars Classica XV (2 July 1930), lot 375. Estimate: 20000 USD |