Watch List notes:

ANCIENT COINS. A Selection of Syracuse Tetradrachms from an Old Collection. A Boehringer Plate Coin, from the Virzi Collection. Sicily, Syracuse (Second Democracy, 466-405 BC), Silver Tetradrachm, struck c.440-430 BC, charioteer, wearing a long chiton and holding a kentron and the reins, driving a slow quadriga right, Nike flies above to right to crown the horses, rev ΣYPA[KOΣ]ION, diademed head of Arethusa facing right, her hair bound with a ribbon, and wearing an earring and necklace, four dolphins swimming around, 17.19g, 9h (Boehringer 671 (V338/R458); SNG ANS 221, these dies; Lockett 956, these dies).The usual slightly short flan, attractive light tone, captivating style, about extremely fine.
ex F Sternberg, Auction XX, Zurich, 20 April 1988, lot 373

Estimate: £2500-3000