Sicily, Gelon I
Didrachm
Quadriga right with Nike crowning horses, Head of Arethusa left with four dolphins.
Anepigraph
Character driving a quadriga running right, above, Nike flying and crowning the horses.
ΣVR - ΑΚ- OΣΙ - ΟΝ
Head of Arethusa left, wearing tainia. Four dolphins around the portrait. Letters ΣVR in front of the portrait, AK above the head, OΣΙ behind and ON below.
Photos from coin sold as modern fake by London Ancient Coins, link to the sale: https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=3221413, link to their website:http://https://www.vcoins.com/en/stores/london_ancient_coins-89/ancient-coins/Default.aspx?#!/Home.
Imitation of a Tetradrachm struck towards the end of the 5th century before Jesus-Christ (485 / 478), reference: HGC 2, 1305. Informations of weight and diameter, die axis: 12h, from London Ancient Coins.
Didrachm
Naked horseman, head of Arethusa right with four dolphins.
Anepigraph
A naked horseman walking right.
ΣV - RΑO- OΣΙ - ΟΝ
Head of Arethusa right, wearing tainia. Four dolphins around the portrait. The letters ΣV in front of the portrait, RAO below the portrait, OΣΙ behind and ON above.
Photos from coin sold as modern fake by London Ancient Coins, link to the sale: https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=3221414, link to their website: https://www.vcoins.com/en/stores/london_ancient_coins-89/ancient-coins/Default.aspx?#!/Home.
Imitation of a Didrachm struck towards the end of the 5th century before Jesus-Christ (485 / 478), reference: HGC 2, 1351. Informations of weight and diameter, die axis: 11h, from London Ancient Coins.