Ancient Gold - Byzantine
Lot 1994 SESSION 11 (7.30PM WEDNESDAY 26TH NOVEMBER) Ancient Gold - Byzantine
Estimate $1,800
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SICILY, Syracuse, (c.485-479 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (17.16 g), obv. slow quadriga driven to right by male charioteer, Nike flying right crowning horses, rev. **SUP A K OSI O N around to right, head of Artemis-Arethusa to right, hair waved and turned up behind under diadem of beads, four dolphins around, (cf.S.913, Boehringer 184 (obv.82/rev.126 same dies). Attractive evenly toned, with light tooling on the reverse very fine/nearly very fine and a rare combination of dies.
Ex Anthony (Tony) Taylor Collection.^Noble Numismatics Sale 116, lot 4205. Previously the Dr V.J.A.Flynn Collection. From Status International Sale 310 (lot 8045), also Noble Numismatics Sale 106 (lot 3336).
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Lot 1992
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Lot 1993
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Lot 1994 This lot
SICILY, Syracuse, (c.485-479 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (17.16 g), obv. slow quadriga driven to right by ...
Estimate $1,800
Lot 1995
SICILY, Syracuse, (c.485-478 B.C. revised date 467-461), silver tetradrachm, (16.66 g), obv. fast walking quadriga ...
Estimate $2,500
Lot 1996
SICILY, Syracuse, Hieron I, (478-466 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, 24mm, (17.27 g), struck circa 478-475 B.C., ...
Estimate $5,000