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11.
c. 490-480 BC. Stater, 7.74g (9h). Obv: ϘΡΟ
Delphic tripod, with three handles, and legs termi-
nating in lions’ feet; dotted exergual line, dotted bor-
der. Rx: Eagle flying right, incuse. SNG ANS 291.
VF/EF
$1,000
Ex G. Hirsch 275, 22 September 2011, lot 3138. Ex
Kroha 46, 1988, lot 2028
.
Mussel Shell
12.
Sicily, Himera.
c. 490-450 BC. Litra, 0.50g (12h).
Obv: Open mussel, seen from above. Rx: Four-
spoked wheel. G. Manganaro, JNG 34, 1984, p. 25,
note 48. Mussel shells: This is a very unusual and
beautifully done type. EF
$700
Ex Art Coins Roma 12, 29 October 2014, lot 105
.
13.
Naxos.
c. 460-430 BC. Drachm, 4.26g (8h). Obv:
Head of Dionysos right, wearing ivy wreath. Rx:
NAXION Naked and bearded Silenos squatting,
facing, inclined slightly to the left, contemplating
drinking vessel in right hand. Cahn 56 (V41/R47).
SNG Lloyd 1064. Obverse die break diagnostic of
Cahn 56. Toned Good VF
$10,000
Breathtaking!
14.
Syracuse. Hieron I.
c. 474-450 BC. Tetradrachm,
17.33g (3h). Obv: Charioteer driving walking quad-
riga right, holding kentron and reins; Nike above,
crowning horses, ketos in exergue. Rx: Head of
Arethusa right, wearing earring and necklace, hair
tied with pearl headband; ΣVRΑΚΟΣΙΟΝ and four
dolphins around. Boehringer 412. This is one of
the most beautiful early tetradrachms of Syracuse
we have ever handled. It is breathtaking to look at.
Light golden toning over luster. Near Mint State.
If anyone is collecting the finest possible this coin
would have no replacement
$18,000
Ex Heritage 3037, 4 January 2015. Ex Roma 6,
29 September 2013, lot 443. Ex CNG Classical
Numismatic Review 22
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Exquisite late-archaic style, displaying an unmis-
takable affinity with the style of the renowned
Demareteion decadrachm issued around the same
time, in the closing years of the Deinomenid
Tyranny
.
15.
Second Republic.
c. 450-440 BC. Tetradrachm,
17.42g (10h). Obv: Charioteer driving walking
quadriga right, holding kentron and reins; Nike
above, holding out wreath towards charioteer, ketos
in exergue. Rx: Head of Arethusa right, wearing
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