SICILY. Syracuse. Deinomenid Tyranny, Hieron I (ca. 475-470 BC). AR tetradrachm (24mm, 17.25 gm, 6h). NGC Choice VF 5/5 - 3/5, marks. Charioteer driving quadriga walking right, kentron in right hand, reins in left; Nike flying right above, crowning horses, dotted border / ΣVRA-KΟ-ΣΙΟ-N, head of Arethusa right, wearing pearl taenia and necklace, hair looped up under band; four dolphins swimming clockwise around. HGC 2, 1306. SNG ANS -. Boehringer -. Remarkably crisp detailing for the grade, with prominent highlights and subtle cabinet toning.

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