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Lot # 215
Sicily. Syracuse. Second Democracy (466-405 BC). AR Tetradrachm, c. 430-420 BC. Obv. Slow quadriga driven right by male charioteer holding goad; above, Nike flying right, crowning horses. Rev. ΣΥΡΑΚΟΣΙOΝ. Head of Arethusa right, hair in thin bands and wearing necklace; four dolphins around. HGC 2 1320; Boehringer 651 (O329/R446); SNG ANS 214 (same dies); BMC 122 (same dies). AR. 17.81 g. 28.00 mm. Lightly toned. VF.