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DenominationDecadrachm
Country / EmpireAncient Syracuse (Greek City-State)
Obverse DesignHead of the nymph Arethusa, facing left, wearing an ampyx and sphendone, surrounded by four dolphins.
Reverse DesignQuadriga (four-horse chariot) galloping left, driven by a charioteer, crowned by Nike flying above. In the exergue, a panoply of arms (shield, cuirass, helmet, greaves).
