Sicily, Syracuse. Deinomenid Tyranny. Silver Tetradrachm (16.77 g), 485-466 BC. Under Gelon I, ca. 485-480 BC. Charioteer, holding kentron and reins, driving slow quadriga right; above, Nike flying right, crowning horses with wreath. Reverse: ΣVRAKOΣIO-N, diademed head of Arethusa right; around, four dolphins clockwise. Boehringer series VIIib, 124E (V57/R85); Randazzo 280-2; cf. SNG ANS 33. Toned. Fine.
Estimated Value $250 - 300.
Ex Superior (2-3 June 1998), 6238.