374, Lot: 143. Estimate $300. Sold for $425. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

SICILY, Syracuse. Hieron I. 478-466 BC. AR Tetradrachm (21.5mm, 16.84 g, 11h). Struck circa 475-470 BC. Charioteer driving quadriga right; above, Nike flying right, crowning horses / Diademed head of Arethousa right; four dolphins around. Boehringer Series XI, 244 (V110/R165); HGC 2, 1307. Near VF, toned, compact flan, some die wear on reverse.

From the Colin E. Pitchfork Collection, purchased from Freeman & Sear, 4 December 2003.