SICILY, Syracuse. Circa 440-430 BC. AR Tetradrachm (17.18 gm). Charioteer driving walking quadriga left, holding kentron in right hand, reins in both; Nike flying above crowning horses; ketos swimming left in exergue. S-YRAKOSION, head of Arethusa right wearing earrings and necklace with pendant, hair tied with two hair bands, surrounded by four dolphins swimming clockwise. Boehringer 596 (V294/R402); SNG ANS 194 (same dies); SNG Lockett 947 (same dies); Kraay-Hirmer pl. 30, 89. Rare and one of the finest dies in the Syracusan series. ($12,500) Ex Triton I (2-3 December 1997), lot 321. Triton V Sale, 16 Jan 2002, lot 1218. Lot sold for USD 12000, plus buyers fees.