Ancient and Islamic Coins, Antiquities

SICILY, Syracuse, Hieron I, Tetradrachm, 478-466, charioteer driving slow quadriga right, Nike flying above crowning horses with wreath, rev. συρακοσιον, head of Arethusa right, hair tied up in pearl tiara, four dolphins around, 17.11g (Boehringer series XIIb, 315 [V152/R221] = same dies as SNG ANS 102 and Weber Collection 1582; Sear 924). Small area of peripheral roughness on obverse, otherwise extremely fine, attractive fresh metal £800-£1,000