Greek Coinage
Syracuse
Tetradrachm 466-460, AR 17.14 g. Slow quadriga driven r. by charioteer leaning forward, holding reins and kentron; above, Nike flying l. to crown him. Rev. ΣVRΑΚΟΣΙΟΝ Head of Arethusa r., hair bound with fillet and wearing earring and necklace; around, four dolphins swimming clockwise. McClean 2656 (this obverse die). SNG ANS 154 (this obverse die). Boehringer 488.
Struck on a very broad flan and perfectly centred. Old cabinet tone and about extremely fine
Ex Künker 94, 2004, 387 and Goldberg 37, 2006, 3400 sales.