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Nomos 18

5 May 2019
Zunfthaus zur Saffran, Zurich
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Estimate: 2500 CHF
Hammer Price:  3000 CHF
Lot 52

SICILY. Syracuse. Second Democracy, 466-405 BC. Tetradrachm (Silver, 27 mm, 17.11 g, 3 h), c. 440 BC. Bearded charioteer driving quadriga galloping to left, holding goad in his right hand and reins in his left; above, Nike flying left to crown the driver; in exergue, ketos swimming to left. Rev. ΣΥΡΑΚΟΣΙΟΝ Head of Arethusa to right, her hair pulled up and tied in a knot at the top of her head, wearing double-spiral earring and a simple necklace; around, four dolphins swimming to left. Boehringer 602.1 (this coin,V296/R408) = Nanteuil 342. SNG ANS 195-197. Toned, and with a particularly appealing head of Arethusa. Edge break from striking, otherwise, very fine.

From a European collection, ex Tradart 18 December 2014, 45, Bank Leu 13, 29 April 1975, 63, and from the Nanteuil Collection, Hess-Leu 36, 17 April 1968, 86.

Online bidding closes: 5 May 2019, 14:30:00 CEST Current Date & Time: 28 Mar 2024, 11:11:49 CET Remaining Time: Closed Hammer Price:3000 CHF

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