Sicily. Syracuse. Deinomenid Tyranny, 485-466 BC. Tetradrachm (Silver, 24 mm, 17.33 g, 5 h). Male charioteer, wearing a long chiton and holding a goad in his right hand and the reins in both, driving a walking quadriga to right; above Nike flying right to crown the horses. Rev. ΣVRΑΚΟΣΙ-ΟΝ Head of Arethusa to right, wearing neck­ lace and pearl diadem, and with her hair tied in a krobylos that is bound up and falls over her diadem; around, four dolphins swimming clockwise. Boehringer 223 (V99/R151). A splendid, clear, sharply-struck and nicely toned example. Slightly lightly struck, otherwise, extremely fine.
From the Molard Collection, Switzerland, and from the collection of R. De W., acquired from Tradart in 2009.