Ancient Greek coin – HCR42823

Obverse

Design:

Slow quadriga, driving right; Nike flying, right, crowning horses (above); dotted border

Reverse

Inscription:

ΣΥΡΑΚΟ-Σ-ΙΟ-Ν (around)

Design:

Head of Arethusa, right; four dolphins (around)

Information

Period

Greek

Mint

Syracuse

Denomination

Tetradrachm

Material

silver

Technique

struck

Dating

480 BC – 470 BC (According to IRIS)

Measurements
Acquisition
Additional information
Ticket
References
Credit

Weight (g)

17.19

Axis

Diameter (mm)

24.3

Acquisition method

purchase ('bought')

Acquisition date

28/10/1955

Source

Glendining 25/10/1955 (Lockett), 776 = SNG Lockett, no. 877 ; Naville XII (18/10/1926), 828

Acquisition credit

Presented by the Executors of the late R. C. Lockett, 1955.

Acquisition note

Purchased by the Executors of the late R. C. Lockett for £40

Die link (obverse)

same obverse die as SNG Ashmolean II, no. 1776 (of Leontini)

Reference

SNG Ashmolean II : 1913

Note:

http://www.sylloge-nummorum-graecorum.org/ ID: SNGuk_0502_1913

Reference

Boehringer, Syrakus : p. 257, no. A 3

This specimen

Yes

Reference

SNG Lockett : no. 877

Reference

IRIS : https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/syracuse.boerhinger_1929.55-278_293-355

Contributors to this coin record

vheuchert, vheuchert, gthompson