Ancients
SICILY. Syracuse. Deinomenid Tyranny, Hieron I (ca. 475-470 BC). AR tetradrachm (24mm, 17.24 gm, 12h). NGC Choice VF 4/5 - 5/5. Charioteer driving walking quadriga right, kentron in right hand, reins in left; Nike flying right above, crowning horses, dotted border / ΣV-RAKΟΣ-ΙΟN (N retrograde), head of Arethusa right, wearing pearl taenia and necklace, hair looped up under band; four dolphins swimming clockwise around. HGC 2, 1307. Boehringer 227-278 and 293-355. Attractively toned fields with bright devices.
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Estimate: 800-1200 USD