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Tetradrachm - Gelon I
| Issuer | Syracuse |
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| Year | 485 BC |
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| Currency | Litra |
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| Obverse description | Facing head of the river god Alpheios in high relief, depicted with a prominent moustache and long beard, small bovine horns partially visible at the crown (their tips likely off the flan), and non-human, leonine ears characteristic of river deity iconography. The archaic style rendering is bold and frontal, a rare and striking compositional choice in early Syracusan coinage. |
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| Reverse lettering | ΣVPA |
| Edge | Plain |
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