Tetradrachm

Features

Issuer	Syracuse (Sicily)
Period	Second Democracy (465 BC - 405 BC)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Years	450 BC - 440 BC
Value	Tetradrachm (20)
Currency	Litra
Composition	Silver
Weight	17.33 g
Diameter	25.5 mm
Shape	Round (irregular)
Technique	Hammered
Orientation	Variable alignment ↺
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 407386
References	SNG ANS 5# 188 Denyse Bérend; 1988. Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum: The Collection of the American Numismatic Society / Part 5. Sicily 3 (Syracuse-Siceliotes). American Numismatic Society, New York City, New York, United States. , Boehringer# 582 Erich Böhringer; 1929. Die Münzen von Syrakus. Walter de Gruyter, Berlin, Germany / Leipzig, Saxony, Germany. , Jameson# 762 Robert Jameson. Collection R. Jameson. Feuardent, Paris, France (4 volumes). , BostonMFA# 380 Agnes Baldwin Brett; 1955. Catalogue of Greek Coins. Boston Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Massachusetts, United States. , McClean# 2665 Sidney W. Grose. Fitzwilliam Museum. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, United Kingdom (3 volumes). , HGC 2# 1311 Oliver D. Hoover; 2012. Handbook of Coins of Sicily (Including Lipara) / Volume 2: Civic, Royal, Siculo-Punic, and Romano-Sicilian Issues : Sixth to First Centuries BC. Classical Numismatic Group, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States. , Warren# 328 Kurt Regling; 1906. Die griechischen Münzen der Sammlung Warren. Georg Reimer, Berlin, Germany (2 volumes).

Obverse

Charioteer driving quadriga right; above, Nike flying right, crowning hoses; in exergue, ketos right.

Reverse

Head of Arethousa right, wearing tainia; four dolphins around.

Script: Greek

Lettering: ΣVRAKOΣION

Mint

Syracuse, Italy

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Date					VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
Undetermined
ND (450 BC - 440 BC)

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