SICILY, Syracuse. Hieron I. 478-466 BC. AR Tetradrachm (22mm, 16.99 g, 2h). Struck circa 478-475 BC. Charioteer, holding kentron in right hand, reins in both, driving slow quadriga right; above, Nike flying right, crowning horses with wreath held in both hands / Head of Arethousa right, wearing pearl tainia and necklace; ΣVRA-KOΣ-ION and four dolphins around. Boehringer Series XIa, 192 (V87/R131); HGC 2, 1306; Bement 454 (same dies). Attractively toned, faint scratch in field on obverse. Good VF. Well centered.
