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Nomos 12

22 May 2016
Zunfthaus zur Saffran, Zürich
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Estimate: 2500 CHF
Hammer Price:  2200 CHF
Lot 29

SICILY, Syracuse. Circa 475-470. Tetradrachm (Silver, 24mm, 17.45 g 7). Quadriga walking to right, driver holds the reins in his left hand and his goad in his right; above, Nike flying right to crown the horses. Rev. ΣVRΑΚΟΣΙΟΝ (retrograde) Head of Arethusa to right, wearing necklace and diadem of pearls, and with her hair drawn up at the back; around, four dolphins swimming clockwise to right. Boehringer 346. Randazzo 516 (same dies). Nicely toned, but struck from a slightly worn obverse die. Good very fine.


Purchased privately in Paris in 1988.

Online bidding closes: 22 May 2016, 03:00:00 CEST Current Date & Time: 18 Apr 2024, 15:15:14 CEST Remaining Time: Closed Hammer Price:2200 CHF

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