Lot 3372

Description

Sicily, Syracuse, (485-480 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (17.256 grams), obv. slow quadriga driven to right by male charioteer, Nike flying right crowning horses, rev. **S*VRAKO**SION* around to right, head of Artemis-Arethusa to right, hair waved and turned up behind under diadem of beads, four dolphins around, (cf.S.913, Boehringer 171 [obv.74/rev.120 same die], cf.Randazzo Hoard No.339-341 [same reverse die]). Attractive even grey tone, well centred obverse slight surface adhesions on reverse, otherwise good very fine or better and very rare.

Boehringer note only two specimens from these dies