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Auction: 23106 - Spink Numismatic e-Circular 28: Ancient Coins Featuring the Dr. Offer Collection of Jewish Coins - e-Auction
Lot: 7722

The 'White Rose' Collection | Sicily, Syracuse, Second Democracy (466-406 BC) AR Tetradrachm, reverse signed by Parminedes, Charioteer driving fast quadriga left, holding reins and kentron and reins, Nike flying right above with crowning wreath, ear of barley in exergue rev. Head of Nymph left, wearing hair in ampyx decorated with stars, earrings and necklace, SYRAKASION ethnic above, PARME below, four dolphins surround, including one emerging behind the neck, 16.95g, (SNG Lockett, 976; SNG ANS, 291 (Same Obverse Die); Tudeer, 56 (Same Reverse Die); One of only three examples of this obverse die: c.f. Baldwin's Auctions Ltd | Dmitry Markov Coins & Medals | M&M Numismatics Ltd, 'The New York Sale XVII', 9 January 2008, lot number, 20 - $1,500 (ex. E. Gans Collection), and Jean Vinchon Numismatique, 'June 2022 Auction' 29 June 2022, Lot 23 - E10,500 (Wrongly described as Rizzo 47,17)) Nicely-struck with rich cabinet tone on reverse, light porosity to obverse and flan slightly short, sadly obscuring the ethnic and signature, but otherwise a very fine example of a great rarity of type, and a lovely work of classical artistry

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