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Tetradrachm of Syracuse with head of Arethusa, struck under Agathokles
Greek
Early Hellenistic Period
317–310 B.C.
Mint: Sicily, Syracuse
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 25 mm. Weight: 16.98 gm.
Credit Line
Henry Lillie Pierce Fund
Accession Number04.560
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Brett, Greek Coins (MFA), no. 0460.
DescriptionObverse: Head of Arethusa to left, with crown of grain leaves, earring and bead necklace; hair in roll.
Around head, three dolphins.
Inscription in Greek below.
Reverse: Quadriga with horses galloping to left; driver, in long chiton, holding goad in reins.
Above, triskeles.
Inscription in Greek in exergue.
Beaded border.
Around head, three dolphins.
Inscription in Greek below.
Reverse: Quadriga with horses galloping to left; driver, in long chiton, holding goad in reins.
Above, triskeles.
Inscription in Greek in exergue.
Beaded border.
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 by Regling as Greenwell Collection.
Not listed by Regling as Greenwell Collection.