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Obolos 6

20 November 2016
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Starting Price: 250 CHF
Hammer Price:  550 CHF
Lot 203

SICILY. Syracuse. Deinomenid Tyranny, 485-466 BC. Tetradrachm (Silver, 25 mm, 16.91 g, 11 h), struck circa 485-479. 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. ΣVRΑΚΟΣΙΟΝ 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 167 (V73/R116). Some die rust on obverse and some porosity on reverse with light old scratch from 2 to 8 o’clock, otherwise. About very fine.

From a European collection, formed before 2005.

Online bidding closes: 20 Nov 2016, 16:41:30 CET Current Date & Time: 26 Apr 2024, 05:21:49 CEST Remaining Time: Closed Hammer Price:550 CHF by thecoincabinet (10 bids)
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