CoinsGreek4th century BCE

Decadrachm of Syracuse

400 BCE-370 BCE

Description

Obv.: Dies of 1.1965.876. Quadriga l., driven by male charioteer holding long crop; above, Nike flying r. to crown the charioteer; in exergue, on stepped base, panoply, consisting of cuirass, shield, greaves and helmet; on the lower step, [ATHLA]; border of fine dots. Rev.: Dies of 1.1965.876. SYRAKOSION; head of Arethusa l.; around, four dolphins; below, [E]Y A [INE]. Border of fine dots.

Classification

Coins

Technique

Struck

Medium

Silver

Culture

Greek

Period

Classical period, Late

Century

4th century BCE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics

Dimensions

42.48 g

Provenance

Edmund Nordheim, Hamburg (by 1929), sold; [through Glendining, London, “Nordheim sale,” December 3-5, 1929, lot 712] to Arthur Stone Dewing [1], Cambridge, MA (from 1929), lent; to Fogg Art Museum (from 1965) 1. Arthur Stone Dewing (1880-1971)