Sicily, Syracuse, Time of Hieron I (478-470 BC), Obol; AR (0,70 g; 9,2 mm)
Head of Arethusa to r., wearing pearl tainia, single pendant earring and necklace; Rv. Wheel with four spokes. Boehringer Series XI, 279-85 or Series XII, 362-70; SNG ANS 116-8; HGC 2, 1371. Dark patina. Slight evidence of former cleaning; some oxidation; slight porosity; metal somewhat crystallised. Good extremely fine.
From a private European collection formed in the 1980s.