Sicily. Syracuse. Gelon I (485-478 BC). AR Tetradrachm. D/ Charioteer driving slow quadriga right; above, Nike flying right and crowning horses. R/ ΣVΡΑΚΟΣΙΟΝ. Head of Arethusa right, hair bound in pearls, surrounded by four dolphins. Boehringer 100 (V46/R68); HGC 2 1306; SNG ANS -. 17.57 g. 25 mm. R. Exceptional Tetradrachm struck from highly artistic dies. Lovely dark iridescent tone. EF.
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