Tetradrachm, about 485-480 BC. AR 17.29 g. Slow quadriga r., horses crowned by Nike flying r.; driver, wearing long, sleeveless chiton, standing r. and holding reins with both his hands. Rev. SVRAKOSION Head of Arethusa r., wearing necklace, long hair in the neck looped into pearl diadem; four dolphins around. E. Boehringer, Die Münzen von Syrakus 1929, 136, 123 (these dies). SNG ANS 33 (these dies). Well centred. Good transitional style. Short flan.
Extremely fine