Syracuse.   Tetradrachm circa 460-440, AR 17.49 g. Slow quadriga driven r. by charioteer, holding kentron and reins; above, Nike flying r. to crown horses; in exergue, pystrix to r. Rev. ΣΥΡAKOΣI – O – N Head of nymph Arethusa r., wearing pearl diadem, earring and dotted necklace; around, four dolphins swimming clockwise. SNG ANS 147 (these dies). Randazzo 534 (this coin). Boehringer 474.
Struck on exceptionally fresh metal and with a delightful iridescent tone.
Die-break on reverse, otherwise virtually as struck and almost Fdc

Ex Leu 72, 1998, 101; Bowers & Ruddy Galleries, Masterpiece of Ancient Coinage, 9 and NAC 92, 2016, 129 sales.