28
Sicily, Syracuse (Deinomenid Tyranny, 485-466 BC), Silver Tetradrachm, 16.1g. Under Hieron I, c.470-466 BC.
Charioteer driving quadriga right, holding kentron and reins, Nike flying right above, crowning horses, ketos
right in exergue. Rev.
Σ
VR-A-KO-
Σ
ION
(
N
retrograde), diademed head of Arethusa ������ ������ ���� ��������
facing right; four dolphins
around clockwise (Boehringer grp. IV, series XIiia, 411 (V212/R289); Randazzo -; SNG ANS -; de Hirsch 561
(same dies)). Struck on a broad flan and beautifully defined, nicely toned, extremely fine.
$ 4,000
29
Sicily, Syracuse (Second Democracy, 466-405 BC), Silver Tetradrachm, 17.22g, 8h. Struck 460-450 BC.
Charioteer, wearing a long chiton and holding a kentron and the reins, driving a quadriga to right,
Nike flies above to right to crown the horses, ketos to right in exergue. Rev.
ΣYRAKOΣION
, head of
Arethusa facing right, wearing a diadem, her hair rolled in a bun at the back, four dolphins swimming
clockwise around (Boehringer 509 (V268/R362); SNG ANS 162 (these dies)). Broad flan, attractively
toned, nearly extremely fine.
$ 2,500
ex Noble Numismatics, Sale 76, 27-29 July 2004, lot 3150
30
Sicily, Syracuse (Second Democracy, 466-405 BC), Silver Tetradrachm, 17.38g, 12h. Struck c.450 BC.
Charioteer driving a quadriga right, Nike flies above to right to crown the horses, ketos to right in
exergue. Rev.
ΣVPAKOΣI-
ON
, head of Arethusa facing right, diademed, four dolphins swimming around
(Boehringer 559 (V283/R385); SNG ANS 181 (these dies); Pozzi 579 (these dies)). Slightly short of flan,
good very fine.
$ 1,700
ex Triton XIII, 5 January 2010, lot 1031
ex Noble Numismatics, Sale 96, 5-8 April 2011, lot 1965
