SICILY, Syracuse. Second Democracy. 466-405 BC. AR Tetradrachm (23mm, 17.22 g, 3h). Struck circa 450 BC. VF.

Electronic Auction 616
Lot: 5.
Closing Date: Sep 2 2026 10:00 ET

Further Selections from the Joseph A. Dow Collection, Silver

Estimate: $ 1 000

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SICILY, Syracuse. Second Democracy. 466-405 BC. AR Tetradrachm (23mm, 17.22 g, 3h). Struck circa 450 BC. Charioteer, holding kentron and reins, driving slow quadriga right; above, Nike flying right, crowning horses; in exergue, ketos right / Head of Arethousa right, wearing hair in wide band; four dolphins around. Boehringer Series XV, – (V274/R366 [unlisted die combination]); SNG ANS 172 (same dies); HGC 2, 1311. Deeply toned with iridescence, minor metal flaw. VF. Rare die combination.

From the Joseph A. Dow Collection. Ex Robert and Julius Diez Collection (Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 294, 16 January 2013), lot 90; Gustav Philipsen Collection (Part I, J. Hirsch XV, 28 May 1906), lot 1152.


Closing Date and Time: 2 September 2026 at 10:01:20 ET.

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