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Nomos 14

17 May 2017
Zunfthaus zur Saffran, Zürich
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Estimate: 4500 CHF
Hammer Price:  3600 CHF
Lot 65

SICILY, Syracuse. Circa 474-470 BC. Tetradrachm (Silver, 25mm, 17.48 g 5). Male charioteer, wearing a long chiton and holding a goad in his right hand and the reins in both, driving a walking quadriga to right; above Nike flying right to crown the horses. Rev. ΣVRΑ - ΚΟΣ - ΙΟΝ Head of Arethusa to right, wearing neck­lace and pearl diadem, and with her hair tied in a krobylos that is bound up and falls over her diadem; around, four dolphins swimming clockwise. Boehringer 312. SNG ANS 100. Nicely toned and well-struck. Some very minor old marks on the obverse, otherwise, nearly extremely fine.


From the Stoecklin Collection.

Online bidding closes: 17 May 2017, 09:00:00 CEST Current Date & Time: 24 Apr 2024, 05:08:06 CEST Remaining Time: Closed Hammer Price:3600 CHF

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