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Source Description
The rightmost horse of a chariot team dominates the obverse of this coin, while the other three are suggested only by contours. On the reverse, four dolphins should surround Arethousa, but poor positioning during the striking process has left off one and most of another. The lumps around the horses’ front legs suggest a die defect.
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Document identity
localId
97368
label
Tetradrachm: Quadriga (obverse); Head of Arethousa (reverse)
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obj
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object
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1
Source metadata
id
97368
contentType
object
title
Tetradrachm: Quadriga (obverse); Head of Arethousa (reverse)
description
The rightmost horse of a chariot team dominates the obverse of this coin, while the other three are suggested only by contours. On the reverse, four dolphins should surround Arethousa, but poor positioning during the striking process has left off one and most of another. The lumps around the horses’ front legs suggest a die defect.
date
c. 430–420 BCE
rights
CC0
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CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q79481645
genreSpecific
Coins
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1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
Diameter: 2.4 cm (15/16 in.)
cul
Greek, minted at Syracuse (Sicily)
accession
1916.98
Source extras
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silver
tombstone
Tetradrachm: Quadriga (obverse); Head of Arethousa (reverse), c. 430–420 BCE. Greek, minted at Syracuse (Sicily). Silver; diameter: 2.4 cm (15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of J. H. Wade, 1916.980
collection
GR - Greek
inscriptions
inscription
ΣΥΡΑΚ[ΟΣΙΟ]Ν
inscription_translation
Of the Syracusans
inscription_remark
Reverse
didYouKnow
Arethousa’s banded hairstyle provides remarkable contemporaneous evidence of ancient Greek women’s fashions.
creditline
Gift of J. H. Wade
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2026-06-18 21:16:53.346000
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97368
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Greek and Roman Art
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GR - Greek
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silver
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1
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0
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photo
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