Lot 398 | Sicily, Syracuse, Second Democracy (466-405 BC), Tetradrachm; AR (17,15 g; 23,7 mm)

Bertolami Fine Art - Máchova 838, Vinohrady 18, 120 00 Prague
Auction 309 – Ancient Greek and Byzantine Coins Auction 309 – Session II
Thursday 26 September 2024 hours 14:30 (UTC +01:00)

Sicily, Syracuse, Second Democracy (466-405 BC), Tetradrachm; AR (17,15 g; 23,7 mm)

Struck circa 420-415 BC. Charioteer driving quadriga r.; above, Nike flying l., crowning charioteer; Rv. ΣΥΡΑΚΟΣΙΩΝ, head of Arethusa r., hair in wide band; four dolphins around. Boehringer 722; HGC 2, 1323. Some weakness of strike on the obverse, otherwise good very fine / very fine. Fine style.


Ex Münzzentrum Köln Auktion 56 (1985), lot 85; ex Gorny&Mosch Auction 293 (6-7 March 2023), lot 114.