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SICILY, Syracuse. Gelon I. 485-478 BC. AR Tetradrachm (25mm, 17.36 g, 1h). Struck circa 480-478 BC. Charioteer, holding kentron and reins, driving slow quadriga right; above, Nike flying right, crowning horses / Diademed head of Arethousa right; four dolphins around. Boehringer Series VIb, 85 (V41/R55); HGC 2, 1306; HGC 2, 1306; SNG ANS 21 (same dies); Nanteuil 321 (same dies). Toned. Good VF. Well centered strike from dies of fine style.
From the Wild Rose Collection. Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 120 (6 October 2020), lot 264; Classical Numismatic Group 94 (18 September 2013), lot 103.
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