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Drachm - Hiero I
| Issuer | Syracuse |
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| Year | 475 BC - 470 BC |
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| Weight | 4.25 g |
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| Obverse description | Nude horseman advancing right at a walking pace, holding a lance or spear diagonally over his right shoulder. The horse is depicted in fine detail with a flowing mane and raised foreleg, conveying a sense of controlled movement. The entire design is set within a plain incuse field, with a dotted border visible around the inner edge of the flan. The rendering is characteristic of early Syracusan die-cutting, with bold, well-modelled relief typical of the transitional Archaic-to-Early Classical period. |
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| Reverse description | Diademed head of the nymph Arethusa facing right in fine early Classical style, her hair bound with a diadem and gathered into a sphendone, with loose locks falling to the neck. The portrait is rendered in low to medium relief with naturalistic modelling of the facial features. The ethnic legend ΣΥΡΑΚΟΣΙΟΝ curves around the periphery of the field in archaic Greek letters. The design is contained within a plain round field without a dotted border, consistent with early issues of this series. |
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| Mint | Syracuse |
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