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Tetradrachm - Gelon I
| Issuer | Syracuse |
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| Year | 480 BC - 478 BC |
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| Weight | 16.55 g |
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| Reverse description | Head of the nymph Arethousa facing right, her hair bound with a tainia and adorned with a pearl necklace, rendered in fine archaic-to-early-Classical style with delicate engraving of facial features. Four dolphins swim in a circular arrangement around the central portrait, their placement emphasizing the maritime character of Syracuse. The ethnic legend ΣΥΡΑΚΟΣΙΟΝ is distributed around the periphery of the field, reading in segments between the dolphins. |
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| Reverse lettering | ΣΥΡΑΚΟΣΙΟΝ |
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| Mintage | ND (480 BC - 478 BC) |
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