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Tetradrachm of Syracuse with quadriga
Greek
Classical Period
c. 399–387 B.C.
Mint: Sicily, Syracuse
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 26 mm. Weight: 17.42 gm.
Credit Line
Bartlett Collection—Museum purchase with funds from the Francis Bartlett Donation of 1900
Accession Number03.944
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CollectionsEurope, Ancient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Brett, Greek Coins (MFA), no. 0444.
DescriptionObverse: Quadriga racing, left.
Horizontal Nike crowning charioteer.
In exergue a dolphin left.
Reverse: Head of Arethusa with streaming hair, left.
Four dolphins in field.
Inscription in Greek.
Horizontal Nike crowning charioteer.
In exergue a dolphin left.
Reverse: Head of Arethusa with streaming hair, left.
Four dolphins in field.
Inscription in Greek.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with Edward Perry Warren; March 24, 1903: purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren