Sicily, Syracuse (c.420 BC), Silver Tetradrachm, 16.3 gms., fast quadriga driven left, Nike flying left above crowning charioteer, scallop-shell in exergue, rev. head of Arethusa left, hair bound twice with cord, loose ends flying, four dolphins and /KSYRAKOSION/k around (Tudeer 12 (obverse 5, reverse 9), same dies; Jameson vol. I, 791, same dies), some encrustation on the obverse, otherwise extemely fine and very rare

Details
Sicily, Syracuse (c.420 BC), Silver Tetradrachm, 16.3 gms., fast quadriga driven left, Nike flying left above crowning charioteer, scallop-shell in exergue, rev. head of Arethusa left, hair bound twice with cord, loose ends flying, four dolphins and /KSYRAKOSION/k around (Tudeer 12 (obverse 5, reverse 9), same dies; Jameson vol. I, 791, same dies), some encrustation on the obverse, otherwise extemely fine and very rare
Provenance
NFA XII, lot 21