★ A lightly toned early tetradrachm from Syracuse ★

SICILY. Syracuse. Deinomenid Tyranny, 485-466 BC. Tetradrachm (Silver, 24 mm, 17.19 g, 12 h), circa 480-475. Charioteer, holding kentron in his right hand and reins in his left, driving slow quadriga to right; above, Nike flying right to crown the horses with a wreath. Rev. ΣVRΑΚΟΣΙΟ-Ν Diademed head of Arethousa to right, her hair drawn up at the back and wearing pearl necklace; around, four dolphins swimming right. Boehringer 276 (V127/R189). Lightly toned. Minor marks and with traces of corrosion on the obverse and light pitting on the reverse, otherwise, very fine.

From the Robert P. Ball Collection, Spink USA 382, 15 January 2023, 495, privately acquired from Bank Leu in 1968.