Syracuse Gelon-Era Quadriga Tetradrachm

Obverse — charioteer driving slow quadriga right, Nike flying above crowning the horses, border of dots

Reverse — head of Arethusa right wearing taenia, four dolphins and ΣΥΡΑΚΟΣΙΟΝ around

Attribution: Sicily. Syracuse. Gelon I of Syracuse (per the dealer's tag; Deinomenid dating not independently verified). c. 485–478 BC (dealer's tag dating). AR. tetradrachm.

Obverse: Charioteer, holding kentron and reins, driving slow quadriga right; above, Nike flying right, crowning the horses; border of dots

Reverse: Head of Arethusa right, wearing taenia and pearl necklace, within a circle of four dolphins and the ethnic

Weight: Not weighed; no weight on the tag. Reference: cf. Boehringer, Die Münzen von Syrakus (series/die undetermined — open thread)

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