Description

SICILY / SYRACUSE - Deinomenid Tyranny Gelon I (485-479 BC) Tetradrachm 480-475, AR - 26 mm / 17.09 gr. Slow quadriga driven r. by charioteer holding kentron and reins; above, Nike flying r. to crown the horses. Rev. ΣVR - AK - OΣ - I - ON Head of the nymph Arethusa r., wearing pearl diadem and pearl necklace; around, four dolphins swimming clockwise. Boehringer 88 (Dies Obv. 43, Rv. 57) Very Fine and RARE