SICILIA, Syracuse. Deinomenid Tyranny. Time of Gelon I or Hieron I, circa 480-475 BC. AR tetradrachm, (17,30 g). Charioteer, holding kentron and rein, driving slow quadriga right; Nike flying above and crowning horses / ΣVRΑKΟΣΙΟΝ, head of Arethusa right, wearing necklace and headband; four dolphins swimming around. Very minor porosity on the surfaces and an insignificant old edge cut and a few almost invisible scratches. Well centered and with a pleasing steel grey toning. Rare type.