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Tetradrachm of Syracuse with quadriga
Greek
Classical Period
450–425 B.C.
Mint: Sicily, Syracuse
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 26 mm. Weight: 17.12 gm.
Credit Line
Henry Lillie Pierce Fund
Accession Number04.526
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CollectionsEurope, Ancient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Brett, Greek Coins (MFA), no. 0392.
DescriptionObverse: Quadriga with horses walking to right, crowned by flying Nike in double chiton; driver, with long chiton, holding goad and reins.
Reverse: Head of Arethusa to right with sakkos (maeander and zigzag patterns) and ampyx (with wreath), earring, and plain necklace with one jewel.
Four dolphins around.
Inscription in Greek at right.
Reverse: Head of Arethusa to right with sakkos (maeander and zigzag patterns) and ampyx (with wreath), earring, and plain necklace with one jewel.
Four dolphins around.
Inscription in Greek at right.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: Canon Greenwell Collection; July 1902: acquired from Canon Greenwell Collection by Edward Perry Warren; September 1904: purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren
Not listed as Greenwell collection by Regling.
Not listed as Greenwell collection by Regling.