Lot 2
Sicily, Syracuse (c. 415/405 BC) AR Tetradrachm, signed by the master engraver, Eumenos, 17.16g.




Ancient, British and World Coins - 114 | C24002
Auction: 7 March 2024 at 10:00 GMT
Estimate: £5,000 - £6,000
Description
Sicily, Syracuse (c. 415/405 BC) AR Tetradrachm, signed by the master engraver, Eumenos, 17.16g. Quadriga galloping to left, Nike crowning driver, two dolphins below. Rev. ΣVΡΑΚΟΣΙΟ‑Ν, head of Arethusa facing left, four dolphins around, ΕVΜΕΝΟV below truncation. (Tudeer 18c (this coin)). Good Very Fine with a very clear signature. Pleasing tone and struck on a large flan. Rare.
Footnote
Ex. Auction Egger 20, Wien (1908), lot #97;
Ex. Auction Ceresio 2, Bank Leu AG and Spink & Son, Zurich (1988) lot #33.
Ex. Jameson Collection, 789;
Ex. Hess‑Divo AG, Auction 321 (2012), lot #56.




