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Auction: 318 - The Collector's Series
Lot: 1336

Sicily. Syracuse. Dionysos I (405-347 BC). AR Dekadrachm. Unsigned but by Euainetos, ca. 400-390 BC. 43.35 gms. Charioteer, clad in a long chiton, holding goad and reins, driving racing quadriga l., Nike flying r. to crown the driver, panoply of arms in ex., rev. (?YPAK)O?I?N, Head of Arethusa, reed wreathed, facing l., wearing triple-pendant earring and a pearl necklace, large pellet below her chin, four dolphins round. Boston MFA 430, SNG Tübingen 655, Rizzo pl.53, 17. A lovely example of this much-prized type struck from dies in good repair. Extremely Fine.

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