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39 SICILY: SYRACUSE. 460-450 BC. Silver Tetradrachm,<br />

25mm (17.13 gm). O: Slow quadriga driven right by<br />

male charioteer; Nike fl ying above, crowning the horses.<br />

R: Head of Arethusa right; four dolphins around. cf.<br />

Boehringer 554. A very pleasing VF. $2950.<br />

40 SICILY: SYRACUSE. circa 425-406 BC. Silver<br />

Tetradrachm, 24mm (16.90 gm). O: Charioteer driving<br />

fast quadriga left. R: Head of Arethusa left with hair bound<br />

in sphendone; dolphins around. cf. Tudeer 84 (31/56). In<br />

the style of Eukleidas. Toned and pleasing VF in good<br />

metal. $5750.<br />

41 SICILY: SYRACUSE. c. 415 BC. Silver Tetradrachm<br />

(29mm), by Sosion (17.06 gm). O: Charioteer in quadriga<br />

left, crowned by Nike who fl ies above; two dolphins in<br />

exergue. R: Head of Arethusa left; four dolphins around.<br />

cf. Tudeer 5 (V2/R3). Pleasing VF. $7750.<br />

ex-Lanz 74 (1995), #94.<br />

42 SICILY: SYRACUSE. 344-317 BC. Silver Drachm, 15 x<br />

18mm (2.47 gm). O: Head of Arethusa left; three dolphins<br />

around. R: Pegasus fl ying left. cf. SNG. ANS. 511. Rare<br />

and VF. $1200.<br />

43 SICILY: SYRACUSE. 344-317 BC. Silver 2 1/2 Litra,<br />

14mm (1.89 gm). O: Head of Athena three-quarter facing<br />

to left, wearing triple-crested helmet; three dolphins<br />

around. R: Naked rider on horse pacing right, star behind.<br />

cf. BMC. 280. Impressive and VF+. $1600.<br />

4 Ancient Greek<br />

44 SICILY: SYRACUSE. Reign of Agathokles, 317-289 BC.<br />

Bronze-21mm (9.93 gm). O: Bust of Artemis right, quiver<br />

at shoulder. R: Winged thunderbolt. cf. BMC. 422. Some<br />

light encrusting on the obverse, EF with a brown patina.<br />

$275.<br />

45 THE CARTHAGINIAN FORCES IN SICILY. c.<br />

325-290 BC. Silver Tetradrachm, 25mm (17.05 gm). O:<br />

Head of young Herakles clad in lion’s skin headdress. R:<br />

Horse’s head left. cf. Jenkins, Punic Sicily IV #384. Well<br />

struck and in pleasing style. Nearly EF. $2950.<br />

46 THE CARTHAGINIAN FORCES IN SICILY. 4 th -<br />

3 rd Century BC. Bronze-14mm (5.07 gm). O: Head of<br />

Persephone-Tanit right. R: Horse to right. cf. SNG.<br />

München 1626ff. Dark green patina, nearly EF. $575.<br />

47 THE CARTHAGINIAN FORCES IN SARDINIA.<br />

264-241 BC. Bronze-20mm (6.78 gm). O: Head of Tanit<br />

left. R: Horse’s head right. cf. Alexandropoulos 59;<br />

Lindgren 654. Unusual local style, VF. $275.<br />

NORTHERN GREECE<br />

48 THE MACEDONIAN TRIBES: THE ORRESKIOI<br />

(?). c. 510-480 BC. Silver Hemidrachm, 15mm (1.58 gm).<br />

O: Bull kneeling right on one knee and looking back;<br />

border of dots around. R: Crested helmet within shallow<br />

incuse. cf. Pozzi 703var (“Bisalti”); BMC p. 150, #15<br />

(obverse; “Uncertain”). A fascinating and rare coin, VF+/<br />

VF. $3750.

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