Syracuse, Sicily, AR tetradrachm. Deinomenid Tyranny. Struck 
under Hieron I, ca. 475-470 BC. 

Obv: Charioteer driving slow quadriga right, holding kentron 
in right hand, reins in left; above, Nike flying right, 
crowning horses with wreath. 
Rev: SVRA-KOS-ION (retrograde), diademed head of Arethusa 
right, wearing single pendant earring and necklace, hair in 
sakkos in horizontal lines, all surrounded by four dolphins. 

Boehringer 345 (V170/R243); SNG ANS 110 (same dies); SNG 
Lloyd 1298; SNG Fitzwilliam 1190 (same dies).

With exclusive permission of TimeLine Auctions (www.timelineauctions.com), Apr, 2014