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Tetradrachm of Syracuse with quadriga, signed by Eukleidas
Greek
Classical Period
425–413 B.C.
Mint: Sicily, Syracuse
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 30 mm. Weight: 17.21 gm. Die Axis: 3
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number1985.89
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Ancient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Quadriga right driven by female charioteer who is crowned by flying Nike.
In exergue: broken chariot wheel.
Inscription in Greek on ground line (traces of signature of Euainetos).
Reverse: Head of Arethusa left, surrounded by four dolphins.
Signed in Greek on sphendone.
Inscription in Greek above head (partial signature of Eukleidas).
In exergue: broken chariot wheel.
Inscription in Greek on ground line (traces of signature of Euainetos).
Reverse: Head of Arethusa left, surrounded by four dolphins.
Signed in Greek on sphendone.
Inscription in Greek above head (partial signature of Eukleidas).
ProvenanceBy 1985: with Mid-American Rare Coin Auctions, Inc., 6 Chevy Chase Place, Lexington, Kentucky 40502 (Mid-American Rare Coin Auctions Inc. sale, The Capitol City Sale, Sheraton Hotel and Exhibition Center, 8500 Annapolis Road, New Carrollton, Maryland 20784, February 15-16, 1985, lot 619); purchased on behalf of MFA at the Capitol City Sale by Dennis P. Devine, 24 Meroke Lane, Rocky Point, New York 11778; purchased by MFA from Dennis P. Devine, April 24, 1985