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Dekadrachm of Syracuse with quadriga
Greek
Classical Period
413–387 B.C.
Mint: Sicily, Syracuse
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 37 mm. Weight: 43.05 gm.
Credit Line
Catharine Page Perkins Fund
Accession Number00.118
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Brett, Greek Coins (MFA), no. 0429.
DescriptionObverse: Quadriga with horses galloping to left. Charioteer bends forward, holding out his goad. Above, Nike flies to right, to crown him.
In exergue, on step, pair of greaves, helmet and cuirass.
Inscription in Greek.
Plain border.
Reverse: Head of Arethusa to left, with triple earring, and necklace of beads. Hair wavy, with loosely-curling ends, turned up behind, and bound with a wreath of barley.
Around it four dolphins.
In field, behind neck, a cockle shell, opening towards head.
Inscription in Greek.
Border of fine dots.
In exergue, on step, pair of greaves, helmet and cuirass.
Inscription in Greek.
Plain border.
Reverse: Head of Arethusa to left, with triple earring, and necklace of beads. Hair wavy, with loosely-curling ends, turned up behind, and bound with a wreath of barley.
Around it four dolphins.
In field, behind neck, a cockle shell, opening towards head.
Inscription in Greek.
Border of fine dots.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with Edward Perry Warren; 1900: purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren