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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
ancient coins
Obol (?) of Syracuse, 400–300 BC
400–300 BC
Bronze coin. Obverse: laureate head of Jupiter facing right. Reverse: eagle with spread wings on a thunderbolt facing left. In the field a star. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-0008; its record gives material recorded as bronze (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diamet…
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Cleveland Museum of Art
ancient coins
Tetradrachm: Quadriga (obverse); Head of Arethousa (Cleveland Museum of Art 1916.976)
c. 467–440 BCE
On the obverse of this highly symbolic coin is the head of Arethousa, a local goddess of Syracuse who fled from mainland Greece and arose on the site as a freshwater fountain. Four dolphins swim around her, suggesting Syracuse’s humble beginnings as a small island colony. On the reverse, a racing four-horse chariot…
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Cleveland Museum of Art
ancient coins
Tetradrachm: Quadriga (obverse); Head of Arethousa (Cleveland Museum of Art 1916.980)
c. 430–420 BCE
The rightmost horse of a chariot team dominates the obverse of this coin, while the other three are suggested only by contours. On the reverse, four dolphins should surround Arethousa, but poor positioning during the striking process has left off one and most of another. The lumps around the horses’ front legs sugge…
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Cleveland Museum of Art
ancient coins
Tetradrachm: Quadriga (obverse); Head of Artemis/Arethousa (Cleveland Museum of Art 1917.987)
485–478 BCE
Cleveland Museum of Art object 1917.987: Tetradrachm: Quadriga (obverse); Head of Artemis/Arethousa (reverse), 485–478 BCE. Greek, minted at Syracuse (Sicily). Silver; diameter: 2.4 cm (15/16 in.). Inscribed: [ΣΥΡΑΚ] - ΟΣΙΟ[Ν] (Of the Syracusans). It is catalogued in the museum's Greek and Roman Art department unde…
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Cleveland Museum of Art
ancient coins
Two Litrae: Janiform Head (obverse); Horse (Cleveland Museum of Art 1917.986)
344–317 BCE
Cleveland Museum of Art object 1917.986: Two Litrae: Janiform Head (obverse); Horse (reverse), 344–317 BCE. Greek, minted at Syracuse (Sicily). Silver; diameter: 1.3 cm (1/2 in.). Inscribed: ΣΥΡ[ΑΚΟΣΙOΝ] (Of the Syracusans). It is catalogued in the museum's Greek and Roman Art department under Coins. Credit line: G…
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