Pedigreed to 1913
58. SICILY, Leontini. Circa 450-440 BC. AR Tetradrachm (25mm, 16.20 g, 1h). Laureate head of Apollo right / Head of lion right; four barley grains around. Boehringer, Münzgeschichte 36 (same obv. die); HGC 2, 667; SNG ANS 231 (same obv. die); Rizzo pl. XXII, 26. Good VF, toned, minor porosity and a few pits. ($2000) Ex Robert and Julius Diez Collection (Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 294, 16 January 2013), lot 49; Egger XLV (12 November 1913), lot 288.
59. SICILY, Selinos. Circa 540-515 BC. AR Didrachm (21mm, 8.83 g). Selinon leaf; pellets flanking stem / Incuse square divided into twelve sections. Arnold-Biucchi Group I, 2/3 var. (for obv./rev., no pellets); Selinus Hoard 34 (same dies); HGC 2, 1211. Near EF, toned, a few die breaks on obverse. ($750) Ex Classical Numismatic Group 87 (18 May 2011), lot 216.
60. SICILY, Selinos. Circa 540-515 BC. AR Didrachm (24.5mm, 8.97 g). Selinon leaf / Incuse square divided into twelve sections. Arnold-Biucchi Group I, 3; Selinus Hoard 42 (same obv. die); HGC 2, 1208. Superb EF, lustrous, minor edge split. Well centered on a broad flan. ($2000) Ex Waddell 58 (Winter 1993), lot 21; ANA Centennial Sale of Ancient Greek and Roman Coins (Numismatic Fine Arts XXVI, 14 August 1991), lot 24; Numismatic Fine Arts XVIII (31 March 1987), lot 43.
61. SICILY, Syracuse. Hieron I. 478-466 BC. AR Tetradrachm (24mm, 17.45 g, 7h). Struck circa 475-470 BC. Charioteer driving slow quadriga right, holding kentron and reins; above, Nike flying right, crowning horses with wreath / Head of Arethousa right, wearing pearl tainia, single-pendant earring and necklace; four dolphins around. Boehringer Series XIId, 346 (V170/R244); HGC 2, 1307; SNG ANS 110–1 (same obv. die) and 112 (same rev. die); BMC 45 (same dies); Dewing 776 (same rev. die); Randazzo 516 (same dies). Good VF, attractively toned, a little die wear on obverse. ($2000) From the Douglas O. Rosenberg Collection. Ex Friend of a Scholar Collection (Classical Numismatic Group 100, 7 October 2015), lot 1279, purchased from Maison Platt, February 1998.
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