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Tetradrachm of Syracuse with quadriga
Greek
Early Classical Period
474–450 B.C.
Mint: Sicily, Syracuse
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 27 mm. Weight: 17.32 gm.
Credit Line
Catharine Page Perkins Fund
Accession Number00.112
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Brett, Greek Coins (MFA), no. 0370.
DescriptionObverse: Quadriga of horses walking to right, driven by a beardless charioteer holding goad and reins; above, a Nike flying right to crown the horses (only one wing visible).
In exergue a sea monster to left.
Reverse: Head of Arethusa to right, hair wavy on forehead, and rolled up behind, bound by a diadem of beads. Bead necklace and coiled earring with pendant.
Around the head four dolphins.
Inscription in Greek.
In exergue a sea monster to left.
Reverse: Head of Arethusa to right, hair wavy on forehead, and rolled up behind, bound by a diadem of beads. Bead necklace and coiled earring with pendant.
Around the head four dolphins.
Inscription in Greek.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with Edward Perry Warren; 1900: purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren