Sicily, Syracuse

2,000.00

1 in stock

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Description

Deinomenid tyranny, circa 474-470 BC. AR tetradrachm, 17.15 gr., 24.5 mm.

Obv.: charioteer, holding kentron and reins, driving slow quadriga to the right; above, Nike flying to the right holding laurel wreath, crowning horses.

Rev.: ΣYRΑKΟΣΙΟΝ; head of Arethusa to the right, wearing pearl diadem and necklace, four dolphins around.

Ref.: Boehringer 312; SNG ANS 100; HGC 1307.
Well centered. Good very Fine.