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Dekadrachm of Syracuse with quadriga, signed by Kimon
Greek
Classical Period
415–412 B.C.
Mint: Sicily, Syracuse
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 35.5 mm. Weight: 41.78 gm. Die Axis: 11
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number61.1196
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Greek Coins, 1950-1963 (MFA), no. 032.
DescriptionObverse: Quadriga to left, driven by a charioteer with reins in his left hand, a goad in his right hand. Nike flies to right, about to crown him. Ground line; thin border around. In exergue, suit of armor: helmet, shield, cuirass and greaves.
Signed in Greek on ground line (Kimon). Inscription below cuirass.
Reverse: Head of Arethusa to left, wearing earring, necklace, band tied above, and net. On the band: KI/M. Four dolphins around. Thin border.
Inscription above head.
Signed in Greek on ground line (Kimon). Inscription below cuirass.
Reverse: Head of Arethusa to left, wearing earring, necklace, band tied above, and net. On the band: KI/M. Four dolphins around. Thin border.
Inscription above head.
ProvenanceBy 1956: Leu & Co. A.G., Bahnhofstrasse 32, Zurich, Switzerland and Adolph Hess A.G., Haldenstrasse 5, Lucerne, Switzerland (Hess-Leu auction, Hotel Schweizerhof, Lucerne, March 27, 1956, lot 200); by 1961: with Leu & Co. A.G.; December 13, 1961: purchased by MFA from Leu & Co's Bank, Ltd., for $ 2,900.-