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Æ Drachm
| Issuer | Syracuse (Sicily) |
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| Year | 390 BC |
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| Technique | Hammered |
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| Obverse description | Helmeted head of Athena facing left, wearing a Corinthian helmet; a dolphin swimming downward is depicted behind the head in the field. The portrait is rendered in the archaic Sicilian style characteristic of late fifth- to early fourth-century Syracuse. The ethnic inscription ΣΥΡΑ appears in the field, serving as an abbreviated civic legend identifying the issuing city. |
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| Reverse description | A hippocamp (sea-horse) striding left, its equine forebody and scaled, fish-like hindquarters rendered with vigorous detail; stylized waves are depicted beneath, evoking the maritime context appropriate to the island city of Syracuse. The design fills the flan dynamically, with the creature's mane and wing-like fins carefully articulated in the Sicilian bronze coinage tradition of the early fourth century BC. |
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| Mint | Syracuse |
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