Freeman & Sear - Gemini I, Session 1
Lot: 35
SICILY: Syracuse. Ca. 472-ca. 466/5 BC. AR tetradrachm 
(17.16 gm).

SICILY. Syracuse. Ca. 472-ca. 466/5 BC. Silver 
tetradrachm (17.16 gm). Charioteer driving slow quadriga 
right; above, Nike flying right to crown horses / 
SURA-KOS-IO-N, head of Arethusa right, wearing pearl 
necklace and pearl diadem, beaded hair tied in queue at 
back of neck, four dolphins. Boehringer 195 (V87/R134). 
Obverse struck from worn die. Good extremely fine with 
an exquisite archaic head 


Estimated Value: $ 2,500 

...Sold for $2,000 USD [ approx 1520 EUR, 1060 GBP ] plus 15% buyers fee. 

Gemini I Auction Closed Jan 11-12, 2005. 

Re-used by permission of Freeman & Sear (www.freemanandsear.com) 
                      and Harlan J Berk (www.harlanjberk.com).