SICILY. Syracuse. Deinomenid Tyranny, 485-466 BC. Litra (Silver, 13 mm, 0.66 g, 12 h). Head of Arethusa to right, wearing pearl diadem and necklace, her hair tied up in a krobylos that is bound up. Rev. ΣYR Octopus within shallow round incuse. Boehringer 415-430. HGC 2, 1375. Beautifully toned. Light scratches on the obverse, otherwise, very fine.

From a European collection, formed before 2005.