SICILIA.
SYRACUSE. Tetradrachm, about 475-470. AR 16.61 g. Slow quadriga r., the standing driver, wearing long, sleeveless chiton, holding the reins with his l. hand, the kentron in his r. hand; above, Nike flying r. to crown horses. Rev. ΣVRAK-O-ΣIO-N (retrograde). Head of Arethusa r., wearing earring and necklace, the long hair in the back tied up in a pearl diadem; around, four dolphins. Boehringer 170, 303 (same dies); Randazzo 71, 467 (same dies); SNG ANS 99 (same dies).
Nice transitional style. Extremely fine

Provenance:
From a Swiss collection
Auction Numismatica Ars Classica AG, Zurich 6 (1993), 83.