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SICILY, Syracuse. Deinomenid tyranny, 485-466 BC. AR tetradrachm (17,28 g). Struck under Gelon I, circa 480-478 BC. Charioteer driving a slow quadriga right, holding reins and goad; Nike flying right above, crowning horses / ΣVRA-KOΣ-I-ON, Head of Arethusa to right, wearing necklace, pearl diadem and with hair tied in a krobylos; four dolphins swimming clockwise around. Well-struck and well centered. Attractive iridescent cabinet toning with underlying luster. Boehringer 86 (V42/R55), SNG ANS 21 (this reverse die), SNG Lloyd 881 (this reverse die), Ex Sternberg, Sale XXV, 25.11.1991, lot 68; Purchased from Baldwin's, London, in February 2014 Grade: 01