5506
Sold At Auction #26
 Lot Number: 62131
 Final Sale Price: $781.00
 Denomination: Tetradrachm
 Grade: VF attractively toned
 Reference: Tudeer 92 (dies V33/R64); SNG ANS 297

  Sicily, Syracuse. Circa 405-395 BC. AR Tetradrachm (16.68 gm). Charioteer driving
  galloping quadriga left, holding kentron in right hand, reins in both hands; Nike
  flying above and crowning charioteer, dolphin swimming left in exergue / Head of
  Arethusa left, large band in hair from under which hair flows upward and backward in
  flame-like locks (but meant to depict her hair floating beneath the water),
  surrounded by four dolphins swimming. Tudeer 92 (dies V33/R64); SNG ANS 297 (same
  dies). Attractively toned VF, double struck, partial flan crack and small pit.
  Estimate $750.

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