Sicily. Syracuse. Second Democracy, circa 425-420 BC. Tetradrachm (Silver, 28.06 mm, 17.34 g). Charioteer driving slow quadriga right on exergue line, holding kentron and reins; above, Nike flying left, crowning him; border of dots. Rev. ΣYP – ΑΚΟ - ΣΙΟΝ (retrograde), Head of nimph Arethusa right, wearing double spiral earrings and a simple necklace with a lion's head; hair bound in sakkos decorated with meander and zig-zag pattern, ampyx ornamented with olive-wreath; around, four dolphins. Boehringer 698 (V344/R476, same dies). SNG ANS 233 (same dies). BMC Sicily 161, 115 (same dies). Weber 1592 (same dies). Buceti 324 b (same dies). HGC 2, 1322 (same dies). Toned. Obverse slightly off-center and struck from a somewhat worn die. A detailed handsome portrait, struck on a broad flan. Very Fine. Rare.
Ex Ferri & Associates (Vinchon), 10 November 2022, lot 735. From M. Pierre Lallier Collection.