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Tetradrachm of Syracuse with quadriga
Greek
Classical Period
450–425 B.C.
Mint: Sicily, Syracuse
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 30 mm. Weight: 16.67 gm.
Credit Line
Henry Lillie Pierce Fund
Accession Number04.527
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CollectionsEurope, Ancient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Brett, Greek Coins (MFA), no. 0387.
DescriptionObverse: Quadriga with horses walking to right, crowned by flying Nike in double chiton; driver in long chiton holding reins and goad.
Circle of dots.
Reverse: Head of Arethusa to right with sakkos (maeander pattern) and ampyx (with wreath), earring and plain necklace with single jewel.
Four dolphins around.
Inscription in Greek.
Circle of dots.
Reverse: Head of Arethusa to right with sakkos (maeander pattern) and ampyx (with wreath), earring and plain necklace with single jewel.
Four dolphins around.
Inscription in Greek.
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.