SYRACUSE SILVER TETRADRACHM – PROVENANCED CA. 485-479 BC ISSUE – VF NGC GRADED GREEK SICILY COIN (Inv. 19878)

$1,275.00

19878. SICILY. SYRACUSE. Ca. 485–470 BC.
Silver Tetradrachm, 17.09 g, 24 mm. Issue of ca. 485–479 BC.
Obv. Charioteer driving biga right, Nike, above, flying right, crowning horses. Rev. ΣΥΡΑΚΟΣΙΟΝ, diademed head of Arethusa right, four dolphins around.
Boehringer, Syrakus, 322 (V157/R225); HGC 2, 1306.
Ex Central Texas Collection, acquired from Nilus Coins, inv. 30800 (with his ticket).
NGC graded VF, Strike 4/5, Surface 4/5, late use of this die pair showing the distinctive die cracks on both obverse and reverse, gray cabinet patina.