| Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 29 | Auction date: 24 February 2024 |
| Lot number: 92 Price realized: 2,800 CHF (Approx. 3,178 USD / 2,937 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. Agathokles, 317-289 BC. Tetradrachm (Silver, 25.2 mm, 16.34 g, 12 h), circa 317-310. Head of Arethousa to left, wearing wreath of grain leaves, triple pendant earring and pearl necklace; around, three dolphins; below neck, NK. Rev. ΣYPAKOΣIΩN Charioteer driving quadriga galloping to left, holding kentron in his right hand and reins in his left; above, triskeles running left; in exergue, monogram of AI. HGC 2, 1348. Ierardi 48 (O9/R26). SNG Copenhagen 754. SNG Lloyd 1478. Minor traces of corrosion, otherwise, about extremely fine. From a European collection, formed before 2005. This tetradrachm was struck in the early years of Agathokles' lengthy reign, before he assumed the kingship. The types are those of the famous dekadrachms of Euainetos, albeit with the obverse and reverse reversed, and the legend still uses the plain ethnic without any reference to the tyrant. Starting price: 750 CHF |  |
