294, Lot: 82. Estimate $300. Sold for $650. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

SICILY, Syracuse. Hieron I. 478-466 BC. AR Tetradrachm (25mm, 16.44 g, 1h). Struck circa 478-475 BC. Charioteer driving quadriga right; above, Nike flying right, crowning horses / Diademed head of Arethusa right; four dolphins around. Boehringer series VIIIb, 164 (V72/R113); SNG ANS 48 (same dies); Randazzo 334 (same dies). Near VF, toned, rough surfaces.

From the Robert and Julius Diez Collection.