Silver tetradrachm, 24 mm, 16.64 gm.
Obv. SURAKUSION,
charioteer driving quadriga right; above, Nike flying right, crowning horses.
Rev. Diademed head of Arethousa right; four dolphins around.
Syracuse was founded in 734 BC. For a time it was the most powerful Greek city anywhere, often clashing with Carthage for control of Sicily. Syracuse sided with Sparta in the Peloponnesian War, defeating the Athenian invasion.
$3,500
