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Search Advanced Search Search By Coin ID     Home ANCIENT/BYZANTINE Ancient Spain (872) Byzantine (753) MEDIEVAL/EARLY WORLD Germany (30) MODERN WORLD COUNTERFEITS AND IMITATIONS   Submit New Coin(s)   Sponsors page Terms of Service Contact Us About Us FAQ Page Coin Detail Click here to see enlarged image. ID:     12912      [UNVERIFIED] Type:     Greek Region:     SICILY City:     Syracuse Issuer:     Dionysius I Date Ruled:     405-367 BC Metal:     Silver Denomination:     Dekadrachm Struck / Cast:     struck Date Struck:     404-400 BC Diameter:     37 mm Weight:     42.41 g Die Axis:     5 h Obverse Legend:     ΑΘΛΑ Obverse Description:     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:     ΣΥΡΑΚΟΣΙΩ Reverse Description:     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:     C. Seltman, Greek Coins, pl. XXIV, 1 Reference2:     Gulbenkian 307-308 (same dies) Reference3:     Jongkees 11 f (this coin) Photograph Credit:     Classical Numismatic Group Source:     http://www.cngcoins.com Price Sold For:     250000 USD Grade:     aEF Notes:     (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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