Freeman & Sear - Gemini I, Session 1
Lot: 44

SICILY. Syracuse. Ca. 412 BC. Silver tetradrachm (17.05 
gm). Signed by Euth... and Eumenos. Winged charioteer 
(Agon?) driving fast quadriga right; above, Nike flying 
left to crown driver; in exergue, Scylla right pursuing 
fish right and artist's signature EUQ / SUR/[AKO/SION], 
head of Arethusa left, wearing pearl necklace, whorl 
earring, ampyx, and sphendone ornamented with stars, 
four dolphins around, artist's signature EUMENO-U under 
neck truncation. Tudeer 48 (15/26). Rizzo pl. xliii, 10 
(same dies). SNG Munich 1060 (same dies). Toned. Good 
very fine with full and legible signatures 

Ex Sternberg XX, 20 April 1988, lot 395. 

This outstanding obverse die was signed by an artist who 
is otherwise unknown. Another appealing feature 
of the die is the graceful yet slightly comical figure 
of Scylla pursuing a fleeing fish. This- Scylla's only 
appearance on Syracusan coinage-may allude to a defeat 
of the Athenian navy in the Straits of Messina. 
Estimated Value: $ 5,000 

Sold for $4,250 USD [ approx 3230 EUR, 2252.5 GBP ]. 

Gemini I Auction Closed Jan 11-12, 2005. 

Re-used by permission of Freeman & Sear (www.freemanandsear.com) 
                      and Harlan J Berk (www.harlanjberk.com).