Syracuse.
Tetradrachm circa 510-490, AR 16.82 g. SVRA Slow quadriga driven r. by clean-shaven charioteer, wearing long chiton and holding reins in each hand. Rev. Head of nymph Arethusa l., hair curling back from forehead with dotted parallel lines, within circle sunk at centre of a swastika developed from the quartering of an incuse square. Rizzo pl. XXXIV, 2. SNG ANS 4 (these dies). Boston, MFA 329 (these dies). Boehringer 19.
Rare. Perfectly centred and with a light iridescent tone. About extremely fine
Ex Stack’s sale 16-18 March 1983, 13.
Price realized | 19'000 CHF |
Starting price | 10'000 CHF |
Estimate | 12'500 CHF |