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28: Sicily, Syracuse, Decadrachm, unsigned

A coin struck around 400-395 BC, that belonged to the excavator of Knossos, Sir Arthur Evans. He realized that the quadriga was "Kimonian". The horses are racing forward, they do not rear up. The reverse of the coin shows the Kore-Persephone of Euainetos. But the piece is not signed. So, on one side it is similar to that of Kimon, on the other side to Euainetos. Nevertheless it is a masterpiece: The expression of the head and the details of the horses are a creation of their own. Sir Arthur Evans called the die engraver "the third artist". The coin was found in a hoard, in which there were other wonderful pieces, sold later through the important coin and art dealer Jakob Hirsch.