SICILY, Syracuse. 450-440 BC. AR tetradrachm (17,38 g). Struck under the Second Democracy. Slow quadriga advancing right; Nike flying above, crowning horses; sea monster in exergue / ΣVRΑΚΟΣΙΟΝ, Head of Arethousa right, wearing diadem; four dolphins around swimming clockwise. Well preserved exemplar of this rare type. Wonderful cabinet tone with some darker areas on the obverse. A fantastic coin in hand.