SICILY, Syracuse. Hieron I. 478-466 BC. AR Tetradrachm (23mm, 17.09 g, 3h). Struck circa 478-475 BC. Near EF.

Triton XXIX – Session 5
Lot: 5056. Estimated: $ 1 000

Greek, Silver

Sold For $ 2 000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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SICILY, Syracuse. Hieron I. 478-466 BC. AR Tetradrachm (23mm, 17.09 g, 3h). Struck circa 478-475 BC. Charioteer, holding kentron and reins, driving slow quadriga right; above, Nike flying right, crowning horses / Head of Arethousa right, wearing diadem; four dolphins around. Boehringer Series VIIIb, 123 (V56/R84); HGC 2, 1306; Randazzo 277–8 (same dies). Toned, remnants of find patina, cleaning scratches, light smoothing in fields. Near EF.

Ex Glendining (20 November 1975), lot 804.


Closing Date and Time: 21 January 2026 at 10:18:20 ET.



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