Greek Silver & Bronze
Lot 2471 Greek Silver & Bronze
Estimate $500
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $620
SICILY, Syracuse, (c.475 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (17.41 grams), obv. slow quadriga driven to right by male charioteer, Nike flying right crowning horses, rev. **SUPAKOSIO 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 252E (obv.114/rev.173 same dies). Attractive evenly toned nearly very fine and a rare combination of dies.
Ex Noble Numismatics Sale 57 (lot 846). $$ Boehringer note 2 specimens from these dies, both in private collections and probably includes this coin.
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