Details
LOT 3752
Electrotype of AR Decadrachm of Syracuse, Sicily. 19th century AD.
Fast quadriga driven left by charioteer, holding reins and kentron; in field above, Nike flying right to crown him; in exergue, display of military harness set on two steps / ΣΥΡΑΚΟΣΙΩΝ, head of nymph Arethusa (Kore-Persephone) left, wearing barley-wreath, triple pendant earring and beaded necklace; around, four dolphins. For prototype: SNG ANS 374. Condition as seen.(21.13gr, 35mm, 1h.).
Provenance
From the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s.
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