Syracuse

Tetradrachm circa 485-480, AR 26 mm, 17.12 g. Slow quadriga driven r. by charioteer, holding reins; above, Nike flying r. to crown horses. Rev. ΣVRA – ΚΟΣΙ – Ο – Ν : Pearl-diademed head of nymph Arethusa r., wearing necklace; dotted neck truncation. Rizzo pl. XXXIV, 10 (this obverse die). Boehringer 45.
An attractive portrait and a delightful old cabinet tone, about extremely fine

Ex NFA IX, 1980, 69; Hess-Divo 310, 2008, 30; Gorny & Mosch 180, 2009, 41; NAC 64, 2012, 710 and NAC 92, 2016, 126 sales. From a Scandinavian private collection.