Sicily, Syracuse AR Tetradrachm. Time of the Second Democracy, circa 450 BC. Charioteer, holding kentron and reins, driving slow quadriga to right; Nike flying above to right, [ketos in exergue] / Head of Arethusa to right, wearing pendant earring and pearl necklace; [Σ]ΥΡΑΚΟΣΙΩΝ and four dolphins around. Boehringer 512 (V269/R364); SNG ANS 164; SNG Copenhagen 646. 17.19g, 24mm, 11h.

Very Fine; slightly porous.

From a private European collection.