Ancients
SICILY. Syracuse. Deinomenid Tyranny (ca. 485-465 BC). AR tetradrachm (24mm, 17.16 gm, 4h). NGC XF 4/5 - 5/5. Struck under Hieron I, ca. 480-470 BC. Charioteer driving walking quadriga right, Nike flying right above, crowning horses / ΣVRA-KΟΣΙ-Ο-Ν, head of Arethusa right, wearing pearl hair band, four dolphins around. Boehringer 250 (-/R170). SNG ANS 77. HGC 2, 1307. A well centered example of this extremely popular issue. Areas of golden toning around devices.
HID02901242017
Estimate: 1500-2000 USD