Greek Silver & Bronze
Lot 3273 Session 11 (9.30am Friday) Greek Silver & Bronze
Estimate $700
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $650
SICILY, Syracuse, (c.450-439 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (16.574 grams), obv. slow quadriga driven to right by male charioteer, Nike flying right crowning horses, rev. **SURAKOSION around to right, head of Artemis-Arethusa to right, wearing wide head band, four dolphins around, (cf.S.925, Boehringer 631 same dies [obverse 319/reverse 434 dies], SNG Cop. 656 [same dies]). Worn, slightly off centred on the reverse, otherwise fine/nearly very fine and rare.
Boehringer notes only 5 specimens from these dies.
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