tetradrachm of Syracuse, 475 BC ca

Obv. slow quadriga, horses crowned by Nike
Rev. head of female (Arethusa), 4 dolphins around SURAKOSION


Boehringer 65 (V32/R43)   16.98 g    Sotheby's Switzerland Auction Zürich October 1993, 240

the hair of Arethusa 'improved' by tooling



See die-coupling tetradrachms (Boehringer 34-227)