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Tetradrachm of Syracuse with quadriga
Greek
Early Classical Period
474–450 B.C.
Mint: Sicily, Syracuse
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 28 mm. Weight: 17.21 gm.
Credit Line
Henry Lillie Pierce Fund
Accession Number04.519
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CollectionsEurope, Ancient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Brett, Greek Coins (MFA), no. 0383.
DescriptionObverse: Quadriga with horses walking to left, crowned by flying Nike; driver with goad and reins.
In exergue, pistrix.
Beaded border.
Reverse: Head of Arethusa to right with earring and triple necklace with pendant; band wound twice in hair which is knotted behind, ends of band loose behind.
Four dolphins around.
Inscription in Greek.
In exergue, pistrix.
Beaded border.
Reverse: Head of Arethusa to right with earring and triple necklace with pendant; band wound twice in hair which is knotted behind, ends of band loose behind.
Four dolphins around.
Inscription in Greek.
ProvenanceSotheby sale of February 11, 1889, no. 39 (according to Regling catalogue); by date unknown: Canon Greenwell Collection; July 1902: acquired from Canon Greenwell Collection by Edward Perry Warren (Regling, Die Griechischen Münzen der Sammlung Warren, no. 331); September 1904: purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren