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ID:
10020
[UNVERIFIED]
Type:
Greek
Region:
SICILY
City:
Syracuse
Issuer:
The Deinomenid Tyranny (Gelon I, Hieron I)
Date Ruled:
485-466 BC
Metal:
Silver
Denomination:
Tetradrachm
Struck / Cast:
struck
Date Struck:
c. 480 BC
Diameter:
22.6 mm
Weight:
17.1 g
Die Axis:
7.5 h
Obverse Description:
Slow quadriga driven right by male charioteer holding goad, Nike above flying right crowning horses
Reverse Legend:
ΣΥΡΑΚΟΣΙΟΝ
Reverse Description:
Artemis-Arethusa right, hair turned up under diadem of beads, four dolphins around
Primary Reference:
Boehringer group 3,8
Reference2:
SNG ANS 48
Reference3:
SGCV 913 var.
Photograph Credit:
FORUM ANCIENT COINS
Source:
http://www.forumancientcoins.com/catalog/roman-and-greek-coins.asp?zpg=345
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