SICILY, Kamarina. Circa 425-405 BC. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 16.58 g, 9h). Athena, wearing long chiton, holding reins in both hands, driving galloping quadriga left; above, Nike flying right, presenting to Athena an open wreath held in both hands; in exergue, heron flying left / Bearded head of Herakles left, wearing lion skin; retrograde KAMAPI[NA-ION] to left. Westermark & Jenkins 138 (O32/R8 – this coin); HGC 2, 520 (same dies as illustration); SNG Lloyd 864–5 (same dies); BMC 9 (same dies); Gulbenkian 172 (same dies); Hirsch 326 (same dies); Hunterian 3 (same dies); McClean 2153 (same dies); Rizzo pl. V, 8 (same obv. die). Toned, some horn silver, cleaning scratches, some delaminations on reverse. VF.
From the Gerald F. Borrmann (Northern California Gentleman) Collection, purchased from Baldwin’s, 9 December 2011.
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