Sicily. Panormos (as Ziz). Siculo-Punic Coinage, circa 405-380 BC. Tetradrachm (Silver, 23.39 mm, 17.15 g). 'SYS' (in Punic) Charioteer driving quadriga galloping left, holding kentron and reins; above, Nike flying right, crowning him. Rev. Female head of nymph right, with her hair bound with a broad band; around, four dolphins. Jenkins, SNR 50 (1971), pl. 8, 12 (O3/R11, this coin illustrated). SNG Lloyd 1581 (same dies). SNG Copenhagen 498 (same). Buceti 26 (same). SNG ANS -. Cf. Viola CNP 347. Cf. HGC 2, 1004. Nicely toned and light iridescence. Struck on a somewhat irregular flan and with the usual die break on the reverse. Extremely Fine. Rare.
Ex Leu Numismatik AG Zürich n. 86, 5 May 2003, lot 276; Hess-Leu 31, 6 December 1966, lot 174. This head also shows Syracusan influence. Its model is the tetradrachms of Eumenes (see Franke-Hirmer 98, plate 32).