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ID: |
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12912 |
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[UNVERIFIED]
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| Type: |
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Greek |
| Region: |
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SICILY |
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City:
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Syracuse |
| Issuer: |
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Dionysius I |
| Date Ruled: |
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405-367 BC
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| Metal: |
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Silver |
| Denomination: |
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Dekadrachm |
| Struck / Cast: |
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struck |
| Date Struck: |
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404-400 BC |
| Diameter: |
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37 mm |
| Weight: |
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42.41 g |
| Die Axis: |
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5 h |
| Obverse Legend: |
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ΑΘΛΑ |
| Obverse Description: |
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Quadriga galloping to left, driven by a female charioteer who leans forward, with a kentron in her right hand and the reins in her left; above left, Nike flying right to crown the driver; in exergue below, panoply of arms on pedestal inscribed with ΑΘΛΑ |
| Reverse Legend: |
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ΣΥΡΑΚΟΣΙΩ |
| Reverse Description: |
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Head of Arethusa to left, her hair bound in an ampyx with a net behind, and wearing a pendant earring and a pearl necklace; around her head, four dolphins: two swimming towards each other before, one swimming downwards behind, and one nestling under the neck truncation |
| Primary Reference: |
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C. Seltman, Greek Coins, pl. XXIV, 1 |
| Reference2: |
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Gulbenkian 307-308 (same dies) |
| Reference3: |
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Jongkees 11 f (this coin) |
| Photograph Credit: |
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Classical Numismatic Group |
| Source: |
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http://www.cngcoins.com |
| Price Sold For: |
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250000 USD |
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Grade:
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aEF |
| Notes: |
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(1) an unsigned work by Kimon, c. 404-400.
(2) Classical Numismatic Group Nomos AG 2013 List: Lot No. 6
(3) From the collections of the Countess de Béhague, Vinchon 14 April 1984, 50 and of Lord Rothschild, SWH 28 May 1900, 151, ex Hamburger, 2 April 1894, 220. |
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