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Source Description
Obverse: Quadriga (4-horse chariot) walking right; driver holds reins in left hand and whip in right; victory flies overhead, holding palm. Reverse: Head of Arethusa, right, with headband (probably originally beaded) and necklace; four dolphins encircle the head.
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Document identity
localId
36404
label
Tetradrachm of Syracuse
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obj
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object
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1
Source metadata
id
36404
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Tetradrachm of Syracuse
description
Obverse: Quadriga (4-horse chariot) walking right; driver holds reins in left hand and whip in right; victory flies overhead, holding palm. Reverse: Head of Arethusa, right, with headband (probably originally beaded) and necklace; four dolphins encircle the head.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore, [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
478-472 BCE (Early Classical)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
coins
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1
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
Max diam: 15/16 in. (2.33 cm); axis: 4:00
Source extras
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Greek
inscriptions
[Inscription
Greek; reverse] ΣYRAKOSION [Translation] Syracuse
med
silver; struck
creator_ids
6256
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none
exhibition_ids
none
Single page context
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1
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0
type
photo
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