Greek Coinages, Syracuse: Tetradrachm, struck under the tyrant Dionysios I, c. 400; school of Parmenides

Obverse: charioteer driving fast quadriga left, the leftmost horses twisting in agitation and threatening to bolt, below a loose reign; wreath-bearing Nike flying right above, ear of corn in exergue

Reverse: [συ]ρακοσιων: head of Arethusa right, her hair bound by sakkos and ampyx, wearing hook-shaped earring and pearled necklace; framed by four dolphins swimming around

Metal: silver; Attic weight standard; 17.01g/2h

References: Fischer-Bossert 76f, this coin [O27/R52] = Woodward 114, this coin; Rizzo pl. XLVII, 22; Ashmolean–

Condition: Edge scratch, otherwise about very fine, the portrait significantly better and delicately modelled; dark patina £1,200-£1,500

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Phillips Family Collection of Ancient Greek Coins.

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W.H. Woodward Collection
SNC October 1943 (21761)

The Sotheby’s provenance given in the printed catalogue is not correct