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Session Six - Tuesday, June 3, 2014 approx. 1:00 PM
3250
Sicily, Syracuse. Deinomenid Tyranny. Silver Tet-
radrachm (16.6 g), 485-466 BC.
Under Hieron I, ca. 475-470
BC. Charioteer driving quadriga right, holding kentron and
reins; above, Nike flying right, crowning horses.
Reverse:
-
VRAK-O
-I-ON, diademed head of Arethusa right; four dolphins
around clockwise. Boehringer grp. III, series XIic, 328 (V162/
R229); Randazzo 498 (same obv. die); SNG ANS 105 (same
dies); McClean 2617 (same dies); BMC 43 (same dies). Toned.
Choice Very Fine
.
Estimated Value ................................................... $800 - 900
B
EAUTIFUL
S
YRACUSE
D
ECADRACHM
BY
E
UAINETOS
,
CA
. 405-400 BC 405-367 BC
Enlargement
3251
Sicily, Syracuse. Dionysios I. Silver Decadrachm (43.2 g), 405-367 BC
. Unsigned dies by Euainetos. Struck ca. 405-400 BC. Chario-
teer driving galloping quadriga left, holding kentron and reins; above, Nike flying right, crowning charioteer with wreath; in exergue, a military
harness, shield, greaves, cuirass, and Attic helmet, all connected by a horizontal spear; below, A
A.
Reverse:
-
-
-[
], wreathed
head of Arethusa left, wearing triple-pendant earring and necklace; behind, scallop shell; around, four dolphins. Gallatin dies R.J.II/O.XXI;
SNG ANS 375 (same dies). Excellent metal, slight double striking and lightly toned.
Extremely Fine
.
Amongst the most famous of all ancient Greek coins, the decadrachms of Syracuse were struck to finance the military ambitions of the tyrant,
Dionysios I, who made Syracuse the most powerful of the western Greek city-states. Two master artists, Kimon and Euainetos, worked at the
mint, and both sometimes signed their dies. Their styles are sufficiently distinct, however, that even on unsigned dies the hand of the
engraver is readily apparent, as is the case with this coin by the artist Euainetos. Euainetos's coins were especially regarded in ancient times
even as they are today, and served as inspiration for the coinage of a number of other cities throughout the Greek world.
Estimated Value ........................................................................................................................................................... $30,000 - 40,000
Ex Gorny & Mosch 195 (7 March 2011), 70.
.
3252
Sicily, Syracuse. Dionysios I. Æ Litra (7.41 g), 405-367
BC
. Struck ca. 390 BC.
[
], head of Athena left, wearing
laureate Corinthian helmet; in fields, two dolphins.
Reverse:
Hippocamp swimming left; reins trailing. Boehringer pl. 39, 42;
CNS 44; SNG ANS 447.
NGC grade Choice VF; Strike: 5/5,
Surface: 4/5 Fine Style
.
Estimated Value ................................................... $400 - 500
3253
Sicily, Syracuse. Timoleon and the Third Democracy. Sil-
ver Stater (8.5 g), 344-317 BC.
Struck under Timoleon, 344-
339/8. Pegasos flying left.
Reverse:
[
], head of
Athena right, wearing Corinthian helmet. Pegasi II 2; SNG ANS
494. Nicely toned.
Choice Very Fine
.
Estimated Value ................................................... $600 - 700
