SICILY. Syracuse . Deinomenid Tyranny, 485-466 BC. Tetradrachm (Silver, 24 mm, 17.32 g, 1 h). Charioteer driving a quadriga walking to right; above Nike flying right to crown the horses. Rev. ΣVRΑΚΟΣΙ-Ο-Ν Head of Arethusa to right, wearing necklace and pearl diadem, and with her hair tied in a krobylos; around, four dolphins swimming clockwise to right. Boehringer 129.1 (V59/R56) this coin, the reverse illustrated on Pl. 6 . Toned, well-centered and pleasant. Very fine.
From the collection of W.F. Stoecklin, Amriswil, Switzerland, acquired from Münzhandlung Basel prior to 1940 and ex Platt stock, November 1924.