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Dritto Rovescio
Lot # 207
Sicily. Syracuse. Circa 405-400 BC. Tetradrachm (Silver, 25.11 mm, 16.98 g). Struck under Dionysios I. Charioteer, holding kentron and reins, driving fast quadriga left; above, Nike flying right, crowning charioteer; in exergue, dolphin left. Rev. [ΣΥ]ΡΑΚ[ΟΣΙΩN], Head of underwater Arethusa left, wearing sphendone; four dolphins around. Fischer-Bossert/Tudeer 89 (O33/R61). SNG ANS 295-300. SNG Copenhagen 681 (same dies). HGC 2, 1345. Lightly toned. Minor die break on reverse. Beautiful and highly artistic style, yet also fresh and joyful: an unsigned work in the style of Eukleidas. A Good Very Fine.