SICILY. Syracuse. Deinomenid Tyranny, Gelon I (ca. 480-475 BC). AR tetradrachm (23mm, 17.10 gm, 11h). NGC Choice VF 5/5 - 2/5, scuffs. Charioteer driving walking quadriga right, kentron in right hand, reins in left; Nike flying right above, crowning horses, dotted border / ΣVRA-K-ΟΣΙΟ-N, head of Arethusa right, wearing pearl taenia and necklace, hair looped up under band; four dolphins swimming clockwise around. Boehringer 187. SNG ANS 56 (same reverse die). BMC 13 (same dies). From the WCN Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group, Mail Bid Sale 82 (16 September 2009), lot 292. HID09801242017 © 2023 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved
Price realized | 2'400 USD |
Starting price | 250 USD |