Sicily, Syracuse AR Tetradrachm. Second Democracy, circa 430 BC. Charioteer driving slow quadriga right, above Nike flying right to crown horses / Head of Arethusa right, wearing earring and wire necklace, hair bound by broad band from which loop of hair rises at back, four dolphins and ΣVPAKOΣION around. Boehringer 634 (V321/R436); SNG ANS 203; Jameson 770; Weber 1587; AMB 446 (all from the same dies). 17.13g, 25mm, 9h.
Near Very Fine. Attractively toned. Very Rare.
Ex Rockefeller University / Dr. Alfred E. Mirsky Collection.