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Nomos 15

22 October 2017
Zunfthaus zur Saffran, Zürich
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Estimate: 10000 CHF
Hammer Price:  8000 CHF
Lot 28

SICILY. Syracuse. Deinomenid Tyranny, 485-466 BC. Tetradrachm (Silver, 25 mm, 17.14 g, 12 h), 475-470. 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. ΣYR-ΑΚΟ-ΣΙΟ-Ν 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 294. SNG ANS 96 (same reverse die). A splendid, sharply-struck, well-centered and beautifully toned example; wonderful, clear details on the obverse, struck from a fresh die, and a finely made head of Arethusa, with a charming archaic 'smile'. Extremely fine.

From the Molard Collection, Switzerland, and from the H.K. collection, acquired from Tradart in 2009.

Online bidding closes: 22 Oct 2017, 12:00:00 CEST Current Date & Time: 18 Apr 2024, 02:20:59 CEST Remaining Time: Closed Hammer Price:8000 CHF

Pre-Bidding closes on 22 Oktober 2017 at 12:00 CEST. Live bidding starts at 14:00 CET and is EXCLUSIVELY available on biddr. Separate registration is required.

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