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Tetradrachm of Syracuse with quadriga
Greek
Late Archaic or Early Classical Period
485–478 B.C.
Mint: Sicily, Syracuse; Findspot: Egypt, Naukratis
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 23 mm. Weight: 17.25 gm. Die Axis: 9
Credit Line
Egypt Exploration Fund by subscription
Accession Number86.820
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CollectionsEurope, Ancient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Quadriga to right, driven by a charioteer wearing a long chiton and holding the reins in his left hand and a goad in his right. Above, Nike, wings outstretched, flies to the. right.
Reverse: ΣΥΡΑKΟΣΙΟΝ in center. Head of Arethusa to right wearing an earring, necklace, and dotted fillet. Four dolphins swim around her.
Reverse: ΣΥΡΑKΟΣΙΟΝ in center. Head of Arethusa to right wearing an earring, necklace, and dotted fillet. Four dolphins swim around her.
InscriptionsReverse: ΣΥΡΑKΟΣΙΟΝ
ProvenanceFrom Naukratis. 1885: excavated by William Matthew Flinders Petrie for the Egypt Exploration Fund, assigned to the EEF by the Egyptian government; October 28, 1885: voted to the MFA at EEF general meeting; sent over February 1886. (Accession date: 1886).