Sicily. Syracuse. Deinomenid Tyranny 485-466 BC.
Tetradrachm AR
24mm., 16,35g.
Nude male charioteer, holding a goad in his right hand and the reins in left, driving a walking quadriga to right; above Nike flying right to crown the horses / ΣVPΑΚΟ-ΣΙΟ-Ν (P retrogade); head of Arethusa to right, wearing necklace and pearl diadem, and with her hair tied in a krobylos; around, four dolphins swimming right.
nearly extremely fine
Boehringer 303 (V144/R210) (charioteer wearing long chiton).