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Tetradrachm of Syracuse with quadriga
Greek
Late Archaic Period
510–485 B.C.
Mint: Sicily, Syracuse
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 26 mm. Weight: 17.19 gm.
Credit Line
Catharine Page Perkins Fund
Accession Number00.111
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Brett, Greek Coins (MFA), no. 0341.
DescriptionObverse: Quadriga walking to left.
Above a Nike flying left to crown the horses, her wings outspread, one before her, one after.
Plain exergual line.
Border of dots.
Reverse: Head of Arethusa, right, hair in wavy lines; dotted necklace.
Four dolphins around.
Inscription in Greek.
Above a Nike flying left to crown the horses, her wings outspread, one before her, one after.
Plain exergual line.
Border of dots.
Reverse: Head of Arethusa, right, hair in wavy lines; dotted necklace.
Four dolphins around.
Inscription in Greek.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with Edward Perry Warren; 1900: purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren