Tetradrachm

Features

Issuer	Syracuse (Sicily)
Period	Second Democracy (465 BC - 405 BC)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Year	405 BC
Value	Tetradrachm (20)
Currency	Litra
Composition	Srebro
Weight	17.28 g
Diameter	26 mm
Shape	Okrągły (nieregularny)
Technique	Młotkowana
Orientation	Variable alignment ↺
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 185213
References	SNG ANS 5# 273 Denyse Bérend; 1988. Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum: The Collection of the American Numismatic Society / Part 5. Sicily 3 (Syracuse-Siceliotes). American Numismatic Society, New York City, New York, United States. , Jameson# 796 Robert Jameson. Collection R. Jameson. Feuardent, Paris, France (4 volumes). , AMB Basel# 460 Herbert Adolph Cahn, Leo Mildenberg, Roberto Russo, Hans Voegtli; 1988. Griechische Münzen aus Grossgriechenland und Sizilien. Antikenmuseum und Sammlung Ludwig, Basel, Switzerland. , Kraay&Hirm# 103 Colin Mackennal Kraay, Max Hirmer; 1966. Greek Coins. Thames & Hudson, London, United Kingdom. , BMC Greek# 153 British Museum (publisher). A Catalogue of the Greek Coins in the British Museum. British Museum, London, United Kingdom (28 volumes). , Gulbenkian# 279 Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian (publisher). A Catalogue of the Calouste Gulbenkian Collection of Greek Coins. Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, Lisbon, Portugal (2 volumes). , McClean# 2714 Sidney W. Grose. Fitzwilliam Museum. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, United Kingdom (3 volumes). , Hunterian# 45 George MacDonald. Catalogue of Greek coins in the Hunterian collection, University of Glasgow. James Maclehose and Sons, Glasgow, United Kingdom (3 volumes). , Tudeer# 46 Lauri Oskar Theodor Tudeer; 1913. Die Tetradrachmenprägung von Syrakus in der Periode der signierenden Künstler = The Tetradrachm Coinage of Syracuse in the Period of the Signing Artists. Druck von W. Pormetter, Berlin, Germany.

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Obverse

(en) Quadriga galloping to right, driven by a winged male figure holding the reins with both hands. Above, Nike flying left to crown the driver, in exergue, Skylla swimming right, holding trident over her left shoulder and pointing, with her right hand, at a fish swimming right before her and above her arm to right, ΕΥΘ

Script: grecki

Lettering: ΕΥΘ

Reverse

(en) Head of Demeter or Kore to left, wearing wreath of grain ears, poppies and oak leaves, double curved earring and plain necklace with a lion’s head pendant and below neck, ΕΥΜ. Around, four dolphins swimming to left

Script: grecki

Lettering:
ΣΥΡΑΚΟΣΙΩΝ
ΕΥΜ

Engraver: Eumenos (Εὐμένης)

Mint

Syracuse, Italy

Comments

(en)

Rizzo pl. XLIII, 11.

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Date					VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
Undetermined
ND (-405)							$ 26 000	$ 65 000

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	Nomos AG Auction 8 Lot 51	22 Oct 2013	XF	USD 50 762.32 (CHF 40 000.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	CNG Auction 90 Lot 365	23 May 2012	XF	USD 70 000.00 (+ buyer's premium)
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	CNG Triton XIII Lot 59	5 Jan 2010	XF	USD 60 000.00 (+ buyer's premium)
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	Numismatica Ars Classica Auction 126 Lot 45	17 Nov 2021	VF	USD 22 843.05 (CHF 18 000.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Numismatica Ars Classica Auction 120 Lot 281	6 Oct 2020	VF	USD 35 533.63 (CHF 28 000.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	CNG Triton XIV Lot 35	4 Jan 2011	VF	USD 24 000.00 (+ buyer's premium)
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