SICILY, Syracuse. Second Democracy. 466-405 BC. AR Tetradrachm (24mm, 17.27 g, 12h). Struck circa 450 BC. Charioteer, holding kentron in right hand, reins in both, driving slow quadriga right; above, Nike flying right, crowning horses with open wreath held in both hands; in exergue, ketos right / Head of Arethousa right, hair bound in thick band, wearing hoop earring and ornate necklace; ΣVPA-KO-ΣI-O-N and four dolphins around. Boehringer Series XV, 533 (V273/R374); HGC 2, 1311; Bement 474; Boston MFA 372 = Warren 334; Virzi Sale 208 (all from the same dies). EF, toned, minor die rust on obverse.
Ex UBS 45 (15 September 1998), lot 148; Münzen und Medaillen AG 32 (20 October 1966), lot 54.