SICILY. Syracuse. Dionysius I (405-367 BC). AR decadrachm (35mm, 42.41 gm, 4h). NGC XF 5/5 - 2/5. Unsigned dies by the "shell engraver" in the style of Euainetos, ca. 405-370 BC. Racing quadriga driven left by charioteer, reins in left hand, kentron in right; Nike flying right in field above to crown him, military arms, including aspis (shield), greaves, cuirass, and crested Attic helmet, all joined by horizontal spear, ΑΘΛΑ ("prizes") below all in exergue, dotted border / (No ethnic), head of Arethusa left, hair wreathed with barley ears, wearing triple pendant earring and beaded necklace; four dolphins around, scallop shell behind neck (obscured by die break), griffin head right below chin, dotted border. Gallatin (R XIX / G Ia). Perfectly centered on round flan, with nearly the entire design visible on both sides. Light violet toning.

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