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Electronic Auction 516

Lot nuber 6

SICILY, Syracuse. Hieron I. 478-466 BC. AR Obol (10.5mm, 0.59 g, 10h). Struck circa 470-466 BC.


Electronic Auction 516
Lot: 6.
 Estimated: $ 200

Fractions from the J. de Wilde and Herbert Cahn Collections, Silver

Sold For $ 425. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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SICILY, Syracuse. Hieron I. 478-466 BC. AR Obol (10.5mm, 0.59 g, 10h). Struck circa 470-466 BC. Head of Arethousa right, wearing olive wreath / Wheel of four spokes; ethnic within quarters. Sult pl. 1, 5–6; Boehringer Series XIIe, – (V207/R277E – unlisted die combination); HGC 2, 1372. Find patina, some roughness, slightly off center on obverse. VF. A rare obol from the famed Demareteion issue.

From the J. de Wilde Collection. Ex Herbert Cahn Collection (Numismatica Genevensis SA 7, 27 November 2012), lot 103 (part of).


Closing Date and Time: 18 May 2022 at 10:01:40 ET.

All winning bids are subject to an 18% buyer’s fee.