Summary
A silver tetradrachm coin from the city of Syracuse, Sicily, 485-478 BCE.
Issued during the tyranny of Gelon.
Mint: Syracuse.
Obverse Description
Head of Artemis-Arethusa facing right wearing a diadem of pearls. Four dolphins around edge with the Greek legend {SYRAKOSION}.
Reverse Description
Slow biga being driven to right by charioteer, Nike flies above crowning the horses, exergue plain.
Edge Description
plain
More Information
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Collection Names
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Transfer from National Gallery of Victoria (NGV), 15 Mar 1976
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Date Issued
485-478 BC
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Issued By
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Previous Collection
Eugene von Guerard, Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, pre 1880
Listed in Eugene von Guerard's catalogue, vol.1, p.12. Purchased by Eugene von Guerard from Mr Lincoln of London for 12 shillings 6 pence. The link to his collection had been lost for a time. -
Deity Depicted
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Denomination
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Material
Silver
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Axis
06
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Classification
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Category
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Discipline
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Type of item
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Object Dimensions
4 mm (Height), 24 mm (Outside Diameter), 17.021 g (Weight)
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Shape
Round
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References
BMC. Sicily p. 148 cf no.22 Sear 913
[Book] Poole, Reginald S. 1876. A Catalogue of the Greek Coins in the British Museum, Sicily., 148 Pages
[Catalogue] Pullin, Ruth. 2011. Nature Revealed: Eugene von Guerard.
[Book] Sear, David R. 1978. Greek Coins and Their Values, Europe. I., 96 Pages
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Keywords
Bigas (2 Horse Chariots), Horsedrawn Vehicles, Dolphins, Pearls, Ancient Greek Mythology
