Katane, Sicily, AR tetradrachm, 405-404 BC. Artist Choirion. 26 mm.

Obv: APOLLWN beneath neck of laureate head of Apollo facing very
slightly to left, bow in left field, lyre in right field, 
artist's name XOIRIWN to left of head.
Rev: KATANAIWN beneath charioteer, wearing a long chiton, driving 
a  quadriga galloping right, rounding an Ionic column; Nike 
flying left above, crowning the charioteer; crayfish right in exergue.

BMC 34; SNG ANS 1258; Hoover 575; Jameson 548; Gulbenkian 193.
Excessively rare.

Contributed by E.W., Dec. 2013.

Far superior to other examples of this coin on the internet,
this coin was authenticated by a member of the Bank Leu 
numismatic staff, Zürich, in the 1980s and has been in the 
family of an internationally renowned antiquities specialist 
for over 40 years.