Syracusan tetradrachm with signed dies, Sicily, Syracuse. Circa 
415-405 BC. Obverse die signed by Euth(ymos?), reverse die signed 
by Eumenos. AR Tetradrachm (17.21 gm). 

Nike driving
galloping quadriga right, holding reins in both hands, another Nike flying
above and crowning the first Nike; in exergue Skylla holding trident over
shoulder, dolphin behind, fish before, signature EUQ / SVRAKO-SIWN,
wreathed head of Arethusa left, wearing a necklace with a lion's head
pendant, wreath composed of grain ears, acorn and a poppy, surrounded by
four dolphins swimming clockwise; signature EVM under truncation of neck.
Tudeer 46 (V15/R28); SNG ANS 273 (same dies); SNG Lockett 968 (same dies);
SNG Lloyd 1381 (same dies); Kraay-Hirmer 103 (same dies). 

From the Phoenix Art Museum. Ex Orme Lewis Sr. Collection.

From Triton II (CNG/Freeman & Sear/NAC, 1-2 December 1998), lot 243, sold for $19,550.

Reused by permission of CNG, www.historicalcoins.com