★ Unpublished Die ★

SICILY. Syracuse. Deinomenid Tyranny, 485-466 BC. Tetradrachm (Silver, 26 mm, 17.11 g, 11 h), circa 480-475. Charioteer driving slow quadriga to right, holding kentron in right hand and reins in left; above, Nike flying to right to crown horses. Rev. ΣΥΡΑΚΟΣ-Ι-Ο-Ν diademed head of Arethusa to right; around, four dolphins swimming to right. Cf. Boehringer 189, (V85/R-; unpublished reverse die, but similar to R130 ). HGC 2, 1306. SNG ANS 60 ( same obverse die ). Light toning, reverse struck from an interestingly engraved and apparently unpublished die. Die break on obverse , otherwise, very fine.

From the Collection of Prof. James M. Collier, acquired from Spink's in London in 2006.

This lot is sold to benefit the Collier Prize in Ancient Numismatics offered by the American Numismatic Society.