Sicily, Syracuse AR Tetradrachm. Deinomenid Tyranny. Time of Gelon I, circa 480-478 BC. Charioteer, holding kentron and reins, driving slow quadriga to right; above, Nike flying to right, crowning horses / Head of Arethusa to right, wearing pearl diadem and necklace; ΣVRΑKΟΣΙΟΝ and four dolphins around. Boehringer 62 (V32/R41); SNG ANS 15 (same dies); Boston MFA 337 = Warren 308 (same dies); Lampson 85 (same dies); HGC 2, 1306. 17.35g, 25mm, 5h.

Good Very Fine; minor test or scrape to edge, attractive old cabinet tone.

Ex Robert O. Ebert Collection, Gemini V, 6 January 2009, lot 886 (part of);
Ex Gordon Dickie Collection, Empire Coins 7, 2 May 1987, lot 15.