A Very Important Series of Coins of Syracuse mostly from a Distinguished European Collector
Tetradrachm signed by Euth... and Phrygillos circa 413-399, AR 17.06 g. Fast quadriga driven r. by winged young god, holding reins with both hands; above, Nike flying l. to crown the driver. In exergue, ΕΥΘ, dolphin, Scylla to r., holding trident in l. hand over l. shoulder and pursuing a fish with her outstretched r. Rev. ΣΥ – ΡΑΚ – ΟΣ – Ι – ΟΝ Persephone or Demeter (or Arethusa with the features of Persephone or Demeter) l., wearing barley wreath, earring and necklace with single pendant; below neck truncation, ΦΡΥΓΙΛΛ / ΟΣ. In l. field, two dolphins swimming snout to snout and in r. field, two dolphins swimming downwards. Rizzo pl. XLIII, 12 (these dies). Gulbenkian 280 (these dies). SNG ANS 274 (these dies). Kraay-Hirmer pl. 37, 107 (these dies). Tudeer 47. Coins, Artists and Tyrants 47x (this coin). Very rare. An attractive specimen struck on a very broad flan with a delightful iridescent tone, the obverse from a slightly rusty die, otherwise good very fine / about extremely fine Ex Sternberg 20, 1988, 394; NAC 23, 2002, 1130 and NAC 77, David Walsh, 2014, 13 sales.