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Tetradrachm - Gelon I
| Issuer | Syracuse |
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| Year | 485 BC - 483 BC |
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| Value | Tetradrachm (20) |
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| Reverse description | An incuse head of Arethusa faces left in high relief, her hair bound in a krobylos and secured above a pearl diadem, with locks falling gracefully over the diadem. She wears a delicate pendant necklace and a strand of pearls at her throat. The legend ΣΥΡΑΚΟΣΙΟΝ encircles the field, and four dolphins swim counterclockwise around the periphery, emblematic of the maritime identity of Syracuse. The style reflects the transitional phase between the archaic and early classical periods of Sicilian die-cutting. |
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| Reverse lettering | ΣΥΡΑΚΟΣΙΟΝ |
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| Mint | Syracuse |
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