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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;1934 Wreath Crown, post: 25377392, member: 76965&quot;]<b>SICILY. Syracuse. Deinomenid Tyranny AR tetradrachm </b>Time of Gelon I, 485-480 BC. Charioteer driving quadriga walking right, kentron in right hand, reins in both; Nike flying right above to crown horses, all on double exergual line, dotted border / ΣYR-A?O-ΣI-ON, head of Arethusa right, wearing taenia, pendant earring and two necklaces, hair in long straight beaded rows; four dolphins swimming clockwise around.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1624679[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1624680[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Okay the first coin (above) is a wonderfully amazing example. But that&#039;s no surprise given it&#039;s pedigree and provenance, an unbelievable collection of some of the most amazing coins. But then it did sell for an eyewatering amount (90k) in 2021. All 17.28 gm. of it.</p><p><br /></p><p>The second coin.....displays the same archaic design, shows more signs of wear and is obviously not in the same state of preservation as the first coin. But then, it was also considerably cheaper.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1624681[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1624682[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>To my untrained eye, the obverse on both is identical except perhaps Nike&#039;s wings and left leg are more visible in the second coin. However, this could just be the strike, photography or toning. Even the legends on the reverse seem to be in exactly the same position, suggesting the exact same dies for obverse and reverse. Would love to hear what the experts think.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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