Syracuse
Tetradrachm circa 478-475, AR 23 mm, 17.49 g. Slow quadriga driven r. by charioteer holding kentron and reins; above, Nike flying r. to crown the horses. Rev. ΣVRAK – OΣION Head of nymph Arethusa r., wearing pearl diadem and pearl necklace; around, four dolphins swimming clockwise. Randazzo 339 (these dies). SNG ANS 53 (these dies). Boehringer 172. Superb old cabinet tone and good extremely fine

Ex Ars Classica XV, 1930, 327; Ars Classica XVI, 1933, 669 and Gemini VII, 2011, 153 sales. From the Rockefeller University/Dr. Alfred E. Mirsky collection.