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Home ▸ Catalog ▸ |Themes & Provenance| ▸ |Gods, Non-Olympian| ▸ |Nymphs||View Options:   | | | |
Following Heron's death, democracy was restored in 466 B.C. Similar to at Athens, the polis was governed by a council and popular assembly with an executive consisting of elected generals or strategoi. Syracuse fought against Athens 427 - 424 B.C. and again 415 - 413 B.C.; ultimately Syracuse was victorious. With further reforms by Diocles, the democratic nature of Syracuse's political structure was further strengthened.GI114974. Bronze hemilitron, Calciati II p. 45, 19; SNG Cop 696; SNG ANS 405; SNG Morcom 682; SNG Munchen 1103; HGC 2 1479 (S), aVF, dark patina, fine style, earthen deposits, weight 3.637 g, maximum diameter 15.6 mm, die axis 318o, Syracuse mint, c. 415 - 405 B.C.; obverse head of nymph Arethusa left, hair bound in ampyx and sphendone; reverse wheel with four spokes, ΣY-PA in upper half divided by spoke, two dolphins facing down and inward between the lower spokes; ex Classical Numismatic Group mail bid 78 (14 May 2008), lot 124 (part of); $160.00 (€150.40) ON RESERVE
Syracuse, Sicily, Second Democracy, 466 - 405 B.C.
Following Heron's death, democracy was restored in 466 B.C. Similar to at Athens, the polis was governed by a council and popular assembly with an executive consisting of elected generals or strategoi. Syracuse fought against Athens 427 - 424 B.C. and again 415 - 413 B.C.; ultimately Syracuse was victorious. With further reforms by Diocles, the democratic nature of Syracuse's political structure was further strengthened.GI114975. Bronze hemilitron, Calciati II p. 45, 19; SNG Cop 696; SNG ANS 405; SNG Morcom 682; SNG Munchen 1103; HGC 2 1479 (S), F, fine style, porous, earthen deposits, marks/ scratches, sprue remnants, weight 3.637 g, maximum diameter 15.6 mm, die axis 315o, Syracuse mint, c. 415 - 405 B.C.; obverse head of nymph Arethusa left, hair bound in ampyx and sphendone; reverse wheel with four spokes, ΣY-PA in upper half divided by spoke, two dolphins facing down and inward between the lower spokes; ex Classical Numismatic Group mail bid 78 (14 May 2008), lot 124 (part of); $90.00 (€84.60)
Thasos, Thrace, c. 412 - 404 B.C.
During the period when this coin was minted there was much chaos on the island. Thasos had revolted against their Athenian aggressors and was subsequently occupied by the Spartans (Lacedaemonians). In the following years Thasos was occupied by one or the other of the two opposing powers and did not regain freedom until the Battle of Cynoscephalae in 197 B.C. Only drachms were struck in this late and final issue of the satyr and nymph type. Despite the chaos of the time and the archaized punch reverse, the obverse dies were engraved in elegant fine classical style.SH87191. Silver drachm, Le Rider Thasiennes 8; HGC 6 336 (R1); Svoronos HPM -; SNG Cop -, aEF, superb classical style, dark old cabinet toning, some die wear/rust, scattered porosity, light bumps and marks, weight 3.438 g, maximum diameter 16.7 mm, Thasos mint, 5th type, c. 412 - 404 B.C.; obverse nude ithyphallic satyr kneeling-running right, carrying in his arms a struggling nymph, he is balding and is crowned with an ivy wreath, her hair is rolled and she wears a long chiton, her right arm is behind his back; reverse pebbled quadripartite square punch; ex Shanna Schmidt Numismatics; ex Nomos AG, obolos 8 (2 Dec 2017), lot 157; ex W. F. Stoecklin Collection, Amriswil, Switzerland; ex Bank Leu, Zurich (prior to 1975); rare, last satyr and nymph type, final issue struck only as a drachm!; SOLD
Phokaia, Ionia, c. 477 - 388 B.C.
Phokaia was the most northerly of the Ionian communities in Asia Minor and was the mother city of many colonies in the western Mediterranean area, including Massalia (modern Marseille, France).SH38617. Electrum Hekte (1/6 Stater), Bodenstedt 90, SNGvA 2126, VF, weight 2.558 g, maximum diameter 10.2 mm, Phokaia (Foca, Turkey) mint, c. 477 - 388 B.C.; obverse head of a nymph left, seal below; reverse quadripartite incuse square; SOLD
Phokaia, Ionia, c. 487 - 326 B.C.
Phokaia (Phocaea) was the most northerly of the Ionian communities in Asia Minor and was the mother city of many colonies in the western Mediterranean area, including Massalia (modern Marseille, France).SH87221. Electrum Hekte (1/6 Stater), Bodenstedt 102 (b/ß); BMC Ionia p. 212, 63; Weber 6084; Boston MFA 1920; SNGvA -; SNG Cop -, Choice VF, well centered on a tight flan, attractive style, weight 2.528 g, maximum diameter 10.3 mm, Phokaia (Foca, Turkey) mint, c. 477 - 388 B.C.; obverse laureate head of nymph left, hair in sakkos, seal right below; reverse quadripartite mill-sail incuse square; SOLD
Phokaia, Ionia, c. 487 - 326 B.C.
Phokaia (Phocaea) was the most northerly of the Ionian communities in Asia Minor and was the mother city of many colonies in the western Mediterranean area, including Massalia (modern Marseille, France).SH75215. Electrum Hekte (1/6 Stater), Bodenstedt 102 (b/ß); BMC p. 212, 63; Weber 6084; Boston MFA 1920; SNGvA -; SNG Cop -, VF, fine style, crowded flan, light contact marks, weight 2.540 g, maximum diameter 10.2 mm, Phokaia (Foca, Turkey) mint, c. 477 - 388 B.C.; obverse laureate head of nymph left, hair in sakkos, seal right below; reverse quadripartite incuse square; SOLD
Gela, Sicily, 450 - 440 B.C.
The obverse of commemorates the tyrant Gelon's victory in the chariot race at the Olympic Games of 488 B.C. Three years later, Gelon seized Syracuse and charioteer type was adopted there. For many years the same charioteer motif was used at many Sicillian cities even after its intial significance may have been forgotten. -- "Coinage of Olympic Proportions" by David R. Sear, published in NumismatistSH05156. Silver tetradrachm, SNG ANS 4/II 66, F/VF, weight 17.2 g, maximum diameter 28.4 mm, die axis 225o, obverse quadriga walking right guided by charioteer in long chiton, above Nike flying right crowning horses, palmette and tendrils in ex; reverse CEΛAΣ, forepart of a man-faced bull; soft obverse strike; SOLD
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