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Lot # 179
Sicily. Syracuse. Gelon I (485-478 BC). AR Tetradrachm, c. 485-478 BC. Obv. Charioteer driving slow quadriga right, holding kentron in right hand, reins in left; above, Nike flying right, crowning horses with wreath. Rev. ΣVRAKOΣION. Diademed head of Arethusa right, wearing necklace; four dolphins around. HGC 2 1306; Boehringer 192 (O87/R131); SNG ANS 61 (same dies). AR. 17.01 g. 23.00 mm. Choice example of this archaic issue. Old cabinet tone, underlying luster. Good VF.
Ex NAC A (1991), 1188.