SICILY. Syracuse. Second Democracy (ca. 450-440 BC). AR tetradrachm (26mm, 16.86 gm, 2h). NGC Fine 5/5 - 3/5. Charioteer driving slow quadriga pacing right; Nike flying right to crown the horses, ketos right in exergue / ΣYPΑΚ-ΟΣΙ-Ο-Ν (P retrograde), head of Arethusa right, wearing a ring and crescent earring, and a pendant necklace, hair brushed straight down, curled up behind ear and tucked under taenia, three long waves along brow; four dolphins swimming clockwise around. HGC 2, 1311 (ΣYRΑΚΟΣΙΟΝ).

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