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Tetradrachm, about 480-470 BC. AR 17.33 g. Slow quadriga r., the driver wearing long chiton and holding the reins with both his hands; above, Nike flying r. to crown the horses. Rev. SVRAKOSION Head of Arethusa r., the long hair looped in the back of the head into a pearl diadem; around, four dolphins. Boehringer 161, 257E (this rev. die). Randazzo 71, 432 (these dies). Thick, short flan.
Good very fine Provenance: Auction Westfälische Auktionsgesellschaft (WAG), Dortmund 66 (2013), 1