376, Lot: 22. Estimate $300. Sold for $450. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

SICILY, Syracuse. Hieron I. 478-466 BC. AR Tetradrachm (24mm, 17.36 g, 4h). Struck circa 478-475 BC. Charioteer driving slow quadriga right; above, Nike flying right, crowning horses / Diademed head of Arethousa right; four dolphins around. Boehringer Series IXa, 197 (V88/R136); HGC 2, 1306. Near VF, toned with patches of find patina, a few light scratches.

From the Colin E. Pitchfork Collection, purchased from Classical Numismatic Group, 20 November 2003.