Roma Numismatics Ltd > Auction XXX | Auction date: 21 March 2024 |
Lot number: 65 Price realized: 11,000 GBP (Approx. 13,935 USD / 12,830 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 AR Tetradrachm. Second Democracy, circa 460-450 BC. Charioteer, holding kentron and reins, driving slow quadriga to right; Nike above, flying to right, crowning horses with wreath; ketos swimming to right in exergue / Head of Arethusa to right, wearing earring, necklace and headband, her hair tied in a krobylos; ΣVRAKOΣION and four dolphins around. Boehringer 477 (V255/R342); Randazzo 535-6 (same dies); SNG München 1010 (same dies); cf. SNG ANS 144-53 (unlisted dies); HGC 2, 1311. 17.07g, 27mm, 8h. Extremely Fine; attractively toned with a splendid portrait struck in high relief. From the David Freedman Collection; Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd., Auction XXV, 22 September 2022, lot 125; Ex Bertolami Fine Arts - ACR Auctions, Auction 24, 22 June 2016, lot 168. Estimate: 10000 GBP |