Watch List notes:

SICILY. Syracuse. Deinomenid Tyranny, 485-466 BC. Tetradrachm (Silver, 23 mm, 17.25 g, 7 h), circa 475-470. Charioteer driving quadriga walking to right, holding goad in his right hand and reins in his left; above, Nike flying right to crown the horses. Rev. ΣYRΑ-ΚΟ-ΣΙΟΝ Diademed head of Arethusa to right, her hair drawn up at the back and wearing pendant earring and pearl necklace; around, four dolphins swimming right. Boehringer 352 (V174/R246). Randazzo 519-520 (same dies). A beautifully toned piece of lovely late Archaic style. A few edge cracks, otherwise, good very fine.


Ex Künker 115, 25 September 2006, 88.