GS85692. Silver tetradrachm, Boehringer 712 (V347/R481); SNG ANS 237 (similar dies); BMC Sicily, p. 160, 110; HGC 2 1322 (S), VF, attractive style, tight flan, marks, corrosion, edge cracks, obverse stuck with a very worn damaged die, reverse a little off center, Syracuse mint, weight 16.948g, maximum diameter 26.5mm, die axis 180
o, c. 420 - 415 B.C.; obverse male charioteer, wearing a long chiton and holding a kentron in his right hand and the reins in both, driving a walking quadriga right; Nike flying left above, to crown the charioteer; reverse ΣYPAKOΣON, head of Arethusa right, hair bound with a sphendone the long ends of which are wound three times around her head, four dolphins swimming around;
scarce;
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