A Very Important Series of Coins of Syracuse mostly from a Distinguished European Collector
Tetradrachm circa 450-440 BC, AR 13.37 g. Slow quadriga driven r. by charioteer, holding kentron and reins; above, Nike flying r. to crown the horses. In exergue, ketos r. Rev. ΣVRAKOΣI – ON Head of the nymph Arethusa r., hair bound with double fillet, wearing earring and necklace with pendant; around, four dolphins swimming clockwise. Rizzo pl. XXXVI, 16 (these dies). SNG ANS 184 (these dies). Jameson 769 (these dies). SNG Copenhagen 650 (this reverse die). Boehringer 571. Lovely iridescent tone and about extremely fine Ex NGSA sale VII, 2012, 30. From the Cahn collection.