Greek Silver & Bronze Coins
Lot 2996 SESSION 11 (9.30AM THURSDAY 2ND APRIL) Greek Silver & Bronze Coins
Estimate $600
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SOLD $650
SICILY, Syracuse, (c.450-439 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (17.23 g), obv. slow quadriga driven to right by male charioteer, Nike flying right crowning charioteer, rev. **SURAKOSION* around to right, head of Artemis-Arethusa to right, hair bound with cord wound around four times forming an elongated coiffure, four dolphins around, (cf.S.933, Boehringer 670 [V.338/R.457]). Toned, very fine and rare.
Ex George Mihailuk Collection, Richard Welling, 26.6.2006.
Boehringer records 31 examples from these dies.
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