A Very Important Series of Coins of Syracuse mostly from a Distinguished European Collector
Double decadrachm or 100 litrae signed by Euainetos circa 405-400, AV 5.76 g. ΣYPAK[OΣIΩN] Head of the nymph Arethusa l., wearing necklace, bar and triple-pendant earring; hair elaborately waved and caught up behind in sakkos ornamented with stars. Behind head, signature, [E]YA[I]. Rev. Naked young Heracles kneeling r. on rocky ground, head to front, strangling Nemean lion with both arms. Jameson 1925 (these dies). Rizzo pl. LIV, 11 (these dies). SNG Ashmolean 2030 (these dies). SNG Lloyd 1422 (these dies). SNG ANS 324 (these dies). Bérend, 11.II.7 (this coin). Very rare. A superb portrait struck in high relief and a finely detailed reverse composition. Almost invisible marks on the saccos, otherwise extremely fine Ex M&M 61, 1982, 56 and Triton XVIII, 2015, 393 sales.