Lot 44 - Auction Gemini XII

WELL-STRUCK HEAD OF ARETHUSA. ...
WELL-STRUCK HEAD OF ARETHUSA. ...
WELL-STRUCK HEAD OF ARETHUSA. Sicily, Syracuse. - c. 450/445 BC. Tetradrachm, 17.46g (2h). Obv: Chariot in slow motion to right, driven by ... Read more
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20.000,00 USD

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WELL-STRUCK HEAD OF ARETHUSA.
Sicily, Syracuse. - c. 450/445 BC. Tetradrachm, 17.46g (2h). Obv: Chariot in slow motion to right, driven by bearded charioteer; above, Nike flying right to crown the horses; in exergue, sea monster (κήτος) swimming right. Rx: ΣΥΡΑΚΟΣ-Ι-Ο-Ν Head of nymph Arethusa right, hair bound with fillet; around, four dolphins. Boehringer 492 (V259/R348). SNG ANS 157 (same obverse die) and 154 (same reverse die). SNG Delepierre 636 (same reverse die). Minor deposits on obverse. Toned EF
Ex Lanz 32, 29 April 1985, lot 90
Notes
A remarkably nice piece from the period when Syracuse was fighting against both the ruler of the indigenous Sicels, Duketios, and her fiercest Hellenic rival, the city of Akragas
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