Sicily, Syracuse AR Tetradrachm. Deinomenid Tyranny. Time of Gelon I, circa 480-478 BC. Charioteer, holding kentron and reins, driving slow quadriga to right; above, Nike flying to right, crowning horses / Head of Arethusa to right, wearing pearl diadem and necklace; ΣVRΑKΟΣΙΟΝ and four dolphins around. Boehringer 112 (V51/R77); Randazzo 267 (same dies); cf. SNG ANS 27-32 (unlisted dies); cf. Boston MFA 344-51 (unlisted dies); HGC 2, 1306. 17.39g, 25mm, 7h.
Extremely Fine; beautiful old cabinet tone.
Ex Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co. KG, Auction 304, 19 March 2018, lot 167.