SICILY, Syracuse. Hieron I. 478-466 BC. AR Tetradrachm (25.5mm, 17.10 g, 9h). Struck circa 478-475 BC. Charioteer driving slow quadriga right; above, Nike flying right, crowning horses / Head of Arethousa right, wearing pearl tainia; four dolphins around. Boehringer Series VIIIb, 129 (V59/R89); HGC 2, 1306. Toned, cleaning scratches, flan flaw on obverse, die breaks and roughness on reverse. VF.
From the Henry A. Sauter Collection, purchased from Superior Stamp & Coin.
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