Sicily, Syracuse. Tetradrachm; Sicily, Syracuse; c. 450-430 BC, Tetradrachm, 16.81g. Boehringer-671 (V338/R459). Obv: Slow quadriga driven r. by male charioteer holding goad, above Nike flying r. to crown horses. Rx: SVP - A - [KO]S - [ION] Head of Arethusa r., hair bound with cord wound around four times, four dolphins around (three visible).This is an exceptionally beautiful example of this type, which rarely shows all four dolphins on the reverse, because the head of Arethusa is large and the flans were usually too small. On this specimen all dolphins are represented though some slightly. EF
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