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SICILY, Syracuse. Circa 430 BC. AR tetradrachm (17,60 g). Struck under the Second Democracy. Slow quadriga advancing right; above, Nike flying right, crowning horses / ΣYPAKOΣION, Head of Arethousa right, hair in sakkos ornamented by a maeander pattern; four dolphins swimming clockwise around. Obverse struck from slightly worn dies. Lightly toned with iridescense around the details. Rare. Ex. Peter M. Suter Collection (Münzen und Medaillen AG 89, lot 72. June 14th, 2000). Ex. Herbert A. Kahn collection (Numismatica Genevensis SA VII, lot 32. November 27th, 2012). Ex. Classical Numismatic Group Triton XIX, lot 51. January 5th, 2016 Grade:1+