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Dekadrachm of Syracuse with quadriga, signed by Euainetos
Greek
Classical Period
413–387 B.C. (?)
Mint: Sicily, Syracuse
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 36 mm. Weight: 42.79 gm.
Credit Line
Henry Lillie Pierce Fund
Accession Number04.536
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Brett, Greek Coins (MFA), no. 0421.
DescriptionObverse: Quadriga with horses galloping to left; driver in long chiton leaning forward, with goad and reins, crowned by flying Nike in double chiton.
In exergue, left shield, right helmet, in center, cuirass between greaves.
Underneath, inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Head of Arethusa to left with crown of leaves of grain, triple earring, beaded necklace, curly hair on roll,
Inscription in Greek above head at right and faint traces of artist's signature below lowest dolphin.
In exergue, left shield, right helmet, in center, cuirass between greaves.
Underneath, inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Head of Arethusa to left with crown of leaves of grain, triple earring, beaded necklace, curly hair on roll,
Inscription in Greek above head at right and faint traces of artist's signature below lowest dolphin.
ProvenanceFrom the Santa Maria di Licodia hoard, 1890 (Noe, N.N.M. 78, p. 241, no. 917) and Cat. Sotheby, Archaeologist and Traveller, 1898, pl. V, 102 according to Brett catalogue no. 421; by date unknown: with Edward Perry Warren; September 1904: purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren