Sicily, Syracuse AR Tetradrachm. Deinomenid Tyranny. Time of Hieron I, circa 475-470 BC. Charioteer, holding kentron and reins, driving slow quadriga to right; Nike flying to right above, crowning horses / Head of Arethusa to right, wearing necklace and pearl diadem, with hair in krobylos; ΣVRΑΚΟΣΙΟΝ and four dolphins around. Boehringer 241 (V108/R164); HGC 2, 1307. 17.32g, 23mm, 6h.
Very Fine; deep cabinet tone.
From a private European collection.