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SICILY. SYRACUSE. SECOND DEMOCRACY (CIRCA 450-440 BC). AR TETRADRACHM - Ca. 450 - 440 BC Obv: Charioteer, holding kentron and reins, driving slow quadriga to right; above, Nike flying to right, crowning horses with wreath; ketos swimming to right in exergue Rev: Head of Arethusa to right, wearing earring, necklace and headband, her hair tied in a krobylos; ?VRAKO?ION and four dolphins around. Boehringer 486 (unlisted dies); cf. SNG ANS 155; HGC 2, 1312 Size: 26.3mm x 26.3mm; Weight: 16.48g