SICILY, Syracuse. Second Democracy. 466-405 BC. AR Tetradrachm (25.5mm, 16.85 g, 1h). Struck circa 460-450 BC. NGC VF, 4/5, 4/5.

Electronic Auction 596 – Session 1
Lot: 93. Estimated: $ 750

Greek, Silver

Sold For $ 1 300. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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SICILY, Syracuse. Second Democracy. 466-405 BC. AR Tetradrachm (25.5mm, 16.85 g, 1h). Struck circa 460-450 BC. Charioteer, holding kentron and reins, driving slow quadriga right; above, Nike flying right, crowning horses with open wreath; in exergue, ketos right / Head of Arethousa right, wearing pearl tainia, single-pendant earring, and necklace; four dolphins around. Boehringer Series XIVa, 477 (V255/R342); HGC 2, 1311; SNG ANS 144–5 (same rev. die); SNG München 1010 (same dies); Randazzo 535–6 (same dies); Ward 254 (same dies). Deeply toned. In NGC encapsulation 6708918-010, graded VF, Strike: 4/5, Surface: 4/5.

Ex Stack’s Bowers Galleries (12 January 2024), lot 50011.


Closing Date and Time: 1 October 2025 at 10:30:40 ET.

All winning bids are subject to a 20% buyer’s fee.