★ A beautifully toned tetradrachm from Syracuse ★

SICILY. Syracuse. Deinomenid Tyranny, 485-466 BC. Tetradrachm (Silver, 23 mm, 17.23 g, 2 h), circa 475-470. Charioteer driving quadriga walking to right, holding goad in his right hand and the reins in his left; above, Nike flying right to crown the horses. Rev. N O-I ΣO- KA- RY Σ Diademed head of Arethusa to right, her hair drawn up at the back and wearing pendant earring and pearl necklace; around, four dolphins swimming right. Boehringer 236 (V106/R161). Beautifully toned. The reverse struck slightly off center, otherwise, very fine.

From the Maggiore Collection, formed in the late 1970s to early 2000s.