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Ancient Greek Coinage
L
OVELY
T
HOURION
S
ILVER
D
OUBLE
N
OMOS
(D
ISTATER
),
CA
. 410-400 BC
Enlargement
1772
Lucania, Thourion. Silver Double Nomos or Distater (15.21 g), ca. 410-400 BC
. Head of Athena right, wearing crested Attic helmet,
the bowl of which is decorated with Skylla scanning, and on neckguard griffin standing right; above,
Φ
.
Reverse:
ΘΥΡΙΩ
[
Ν
], bull butting right;
in exergue, fish right. Noe B2j = SNG ANS 957 (same dies); HN Italy 1781. Excellent style, well centered and well struck. Some light porosity.
Toned.
Nearly Extremely Fine
.
Estimated Value ............................................................................................................................................................... $4,000 - 5,000
Ex Hess-Divo 317 (27 October 2010), 27; M&M Deutschland 10 (22 March 2002), 147
.
M
AGNIFICENT
S
YRACUSE
S
ECOND
D
EMOCRACY
S
ILVER
T
ETRADRACHM
,
CA
. 466-405 BC
Enlargement
1773
Sicily, Syracuse. Second Democracy. Silver Tetradrachm (17.28 g), 466-405 BC
. Ca. 440-430 BC. Charioteer, holding kentron and
reins, driving slow quadriga right; above, Nike flying left, crowning charioteer with wreath; in exergue, ketos right.
Reverse:
Σ
VRAKO
Σ
I-O-N,
diademed head of Arethusa right; four dolphins around. Boehringer Series XIva, 484 (V258/R345); SNG ANS 152 (same obv. die); Jameson
1909 (same dies); de Nanteuil 334 (same obv. die). Perfectly centered and nicely toned.
Superb Extremely Fine
.
Estimated Value ............................................................................................................................................................... $6,000 - 8,000