Dies in the Style of Euainetos

311, Lot: 446. Estimate $7500. Sold for $9500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

SICILY, Syracuse. Dionysios I. 405-367 BC. AR Dekadrachm (35mm, 40.96 g, 5h). Unsigned dies in the style of Euainetos. Struck circa 405-400 BC. Charioteer, holding kentron in extended right hand and reins in left, driving fast quadriga left; above, Nike flying right, crowning charioteer with wreath held in her extended hands; below heavy exergual line, [military harness, shield], greaves, cuirass, and crested Attic helmet, all connected by a horizontal spear; [AΘΛA below] / Head of Arethusa left, wearing wreath of grain ears, triple-pendant earring, and pearl necklace; ΣYP-AK-O-Σ-IΩN above, [pellet below chin], four dolphins swimming around. Gallatin dies R.XXII/J.IV; SNG ANS –; Dewing –; Bement 517 (same dies); Hirsch 594 (same dies); HGC 2, 1299. VF, toned, rough surfaces.

From the Daniel Koppersmith Collection. Ex Rockefeller University/Dr. Alfred E. Mirsky Collection (Gemini VII, 9 January 2011), lot 174.