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Nomos 5

25 October 2011
Zunfthaus zur Saffran, Zürich
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Estimate: 7500 CHF
Hammer Price:  13000 CHF
Lot 122

SICILY, Syracuse. Second Democracy. 466-405 BC. Tetradrachm (Silver, 17.14 g 12), c. 460. Charioteer, wearing long chiton and holding the reins in both hands, driving quadriga trotting to right; above, Nike flying left to crown the charioteer; below, in exergue, ketos swimming right. Rev. ΣVRΑΚΟΣΙΟΝ Head of Arethusa to right, wearing a pearl diadem, a pearl necklace, and a drop earring, and with her hair tied in a krobylos, which is bound up and falls over the diadem; around, four dolphins swimming clockwise. Boehringer 442. Jameson 758. Rare. A beautifully toned and well struck example of lovely style. Minor traces of corrosion on the reverse, otherwise, extremely fine.


From a European collection, bought in the 1980s.

Online bidding closes: 25 Oct 2011, 00:00:00 CEST Current Date & Time: 10 Jun 2025, 05:44:51 CEST Remaining Time: Closed Hammer Price:13000 CHF
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