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Tetradrachm of Syracuse
Tetradrachm of Syracuse
Tetradrachm of Syracuse

Tetradrachm of Syracuse

Date310-305 BCE
PeriodClassical Greece
MediumSilver
Dimensions21 mm, 16.85 g
Credit LineGift of Drs. John and Bessie Sawhill
Object number2024.2.58
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DescriptionObv: Head of Persephone left wearing wreath of corn, earring, and necklace; three dolphins around; border of dots Rev: Fast quadriga driven left by charioteer holding goad and reigns; triskeles above; in exergue inscription ΣYPAKOΣIΩN and AN monogram below HGC 2, 1348; BMC Sicily 2.346

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