Lot no. 21
ANCIENT GREECE - GREEK
Sicily, Syracuse, Denys the Elder (406-367 BC). Decadrachm, Evainetes corners (unsigned) ND (405-380 BC), Syracuse.
Quadriga galloping left, led by charioteer holding reins and kentron; above, Nike flying right, crowning him. In exergue, military equipment and [ΑΘΛΑ].
Rv. [Σ]-Υ-Ρ-[ΑΚΟΣΙΩΝ]. Head of Arethusa (Kore-Persephone) left, crowned with ears of corn, with triple pendant earrings and pearl necklace. Around, four dolphins; behind, scallop shell towards top left.
SNG ANS cf. 370-372 - Gallatin cf. F.III; Silver - 41.85 g - 33.5 mm - 9 h
[NGC TOOLED] (8585316-010).
Incompletely legible, this decadrachm shows a combination with Σ-Υ-Ρ (///) and the shell oriented as the Gallatin corner F.III with, perhaps, the reverse R.XII. The fields are corroded and have been needle-scraped. Nice bust, in high relief. With a light patina. Very good to very good.
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