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Lot # 112
Sicily. Syracuse. Gelon I (485-478 BC). AR Tetradrachm, c. 480-478 BC. Obv. Charioteer driving quadriga right; above, Nike flying right, crowning horses with wreath. Rev. ΣYRAKOΣION. Diademed head of Arethusa right; four dolphins around. Boehringer Series VIb, 87; HGC 2 1306. AR. 17.26 g. 24.00 mm. Sound metal. A choice example, well centred, brilliant and lightly toned. Good VF.