ancient-syracuse-sicily-c-405-bc-item
Image: sailko (CC BY-SA 3.0)
DenominationDecadrachm
Country / EmpireAncient Syracuse (Sicily)
Obverse DesignHead of the nymph Arethusa, facing left, wearing an ampyx and earrings, surrounded by four dolphins. Signed by the artist Kimon.
Reverse DesignQuadriga (four-horse chariot) driven by a charioteer, crowned by Nike (Victory) flying above. In the exergue, a panoply of arms (cuirass, greaves, helmet, shield).
