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Boehringer 274	Syracuse AR Tetradrachm. Ca 470-ca. 460 BC. Charioteer driving slow quadriga right; above, Nike flying right to crown horses / SURAKO-SI-ON, head of Arethusa right, in necklace & pearl diadem under which hair tucked up behind, four dolphins around. Randazzo 454.	Text
Boehringer 423	Sicily, Syracuse AR Litra. ca 460-450 BC. Head of Arethusa right, in hoop earring with pendant, & beaded diadem under which hair tucked up behind / Octopus. SNG ANS 133.	Text
Boehringer 477	Sicily, Syracuse AR Tetradrachm. Shortly before 450 BC. Charioteer driving slow quadriga right; above, Nike flying right to crown horses, ketos (sea serpent) right in exergue / SURAKOSI-O-N, head of Arethusa right, in pearl necklace, hoop earring with pendant, & pearl diadem under which hair tucked up behind, four dolphins around. Randazzo 535 (this coin). Boehringer 477 (V255/R342).	Text