MAGNA GRAECIA. SICILY, SYRACUSE. temp. Gelon I & Deinomenid Tyranny.
Silver tetradrachm, 485-479 BC.
Obv: Charioteer driving walking quadriga right, holding kentron and reins; Nike flying right above and crowning horses; all on exergual ground line and with a dotted border. Rev: ΣYRAKOΣION, head of Arethusa right, wearing taenia and necklace; four dolphins swimming clockwise around.
Good Very Fine; a superb example of a sought-after type, with a fine archaic-style head.

Reference: Boehringer-207 (V92/R142); SNG ANS-66 (same dies); Jameson-739 (same dies); HGC-2, 1304.
Provenance: from the Euclidean Collection.
Die Axis: 4h.
Diameter: 23 mm.
Weight: 17.54 g.
Composition: Silver.

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