Freeman & Sear - Mail Bid Sale 14

Lot: 116


SICILY: Syracuse. Ca. 425 BC. AR tetradrachm.

SICILY. Syracuse. Ca. 425 BC. AR tetradrachm (17.31 gm). 
Slow quadriga right, above Nike flying right to crown 
horses / ΣΥΡΑΚΟΣ[ΙΟΝ], head of Arethusa right, wearing 
whorl earring and wire necklace with ornament on side, 
thin band wound four times around head and hair, 
supporting it in a high chignon in back, four dolphins 
around. Boehringer 675 (V338/R462). Obverse struck on a 
tight flan. Some original find encrustation. Very fine 
Estimated Value: $ 500 

  ... Lot 116 sold for high bid of $360 [ $414, or approx 306.36 EUR, 207 GBP including the 15% buyers fee.] 


Freeman & Sear Mail Bid Sale 14 closed June 21st, 2007.

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