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| HGC 307 (R2) |
SICILY, ERYX c.412-400 BC
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AR Tetradrachm Sicily, Eryx obv Nike over quadriga
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NGC Ch F Strike: 4/5 Surface: 2/5
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Sicily, Eryx AR Tetradrachm. Circa 412-400 BC. Charioteer, holding kentron and reins, driving galloping quadriga right; Nike above flying left to crown the charioteer, grain ear in exergue / [ΕΡΥΚΙΝΟΝ], Aphrodite seated left on stool, dove alighting on right hand, while before her Eros, standing right, raising his right hand. Rizzo pl. LXIV, 12-13 (same dies); Basel 278 = Jameson 569; Kraay / Hirmer 192; HGC 2, 307. 16.56g, 24mm, 2h.
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| HGC 1104 (R2) |
ANCIENT - GREEK CIVIC (7th CENT BC - 1st CENT AD) SICILY, SEGESTA c.405-400 BC
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AR Tetradrachm Sicily, Segesta obv nymph Segesta in biga
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NGC Ch VF Strike: 3/5 Surface: 2/5
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Sicily, Segesta AR Tetradrachm. Circa 415-410 BC. The nymph Segesta, holding reins, driving slow quadriga to right; ΣΕLΕΣΤΑZΙΑ in exergue / [Σ]ΕΓΕΣΤΑΙ[ΩΝ], the hunter Aigestes, nude but for chlamys over left arm and pileus hanging from neck, standing right, left foot propped on rock, holding two spears over left shoulder; two hunting dogs prowling right at his feet towards [herm standing left] in right field. Rizzo pl. LXI, 21; SNG ANS -; SNG Lloyd 1197 var.; HGC 2, 1104. 16.96g, 25mm, 6h.
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