Sicily. Syracuse. Hieron I (478-466 BC). AR Didrachm. Struck c. 478-475 BC. Obv. Nude horseman riding right. Rev. ΣVRΑΚΟΣΙΟИ. Head of Arethousa right, wearing beaded tainia; three dolphins around. Boehringer Series VII, 99 (V46/R67); HGC 2 1353; Jameson 748; Nanteuil 328; Pozzi 566; Weber 1569 (all from the same dies). AR. 8.29 g. 22.50 mm. Brilliant and lightly tone, spots of dark oxidations. Good VF/VF.