Lot 2021
2021
Sicily, Syracuse (c. 435 BC), Silver Tetradrachm, 17.4 gms., slow quadriga, driven by bearded charioteer and crowned by flying Nike, right, rev. head of Arethusa, hair bound in sakkos, right, surrounded by four dolphins and legend (Boehringer, group 5, 21, this coin; SNG ANS 207, same dies), good very fine, toned, the head of Arethusa in fine style

Details
Sicily, Syracuse (c. 435 BC), Silver Tetradrachm, 17.4 gms., slow quadriga, driven by bearded charioteer and crowned by flying Nike, right, rev. head of Arethusa, hair bound in sakkos, right, surrounded by four dolphins and legend (Boehringer, group 5, 21, this coin; SNG ANS 207, same dies), good very fine, toned, the head of Arethusa in fine style
Provenance
Naville Sale, Sir Arthur Evans Collection, 1926, lot 899.
Sir H. Weber Collection, London, 1922.