375, Lot: 180. Estimate $500. Sold for $700. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

SICILY, Syracuse. Hieron I. 478-466 BC. AR Tetradrachm (24mm, 17.14 g, 9h). Struck circa 478-475 BC. Charioteer driving quadriga right; above, Nike flying right, crowning horses / Diademed head of Arethousa right; four dolphins around. Boehringer Series VIIIb, 136 (V61/R94); HGC 2, 1306. Near VF, toned.

From the Colin E. Pitchfork Collection, purchased from Barry Murphy, 16 January 2004.