★ From the collection of a Mentor. ★
Sicily, Syracuse Tetradrachm circa 430-420, AR 25.00 mm., 17.20 g.
Slow quadriga r. driven by charioteer, holding kentron and reins; above, Nike flying r. and crowning horses. Rev. [ΣYPAKOΣION] Head of nymph Arethusa r., wearing ampyx and sakkos decorated with meander pattern, surrounded by four dolphins. SNG ANS 212 (these dies). Boehringer 648.
Old cabinet tone, traces of double striking, otherwise very fine
From the collection of a Mentor.