Ancient Greek coin – HCR42943

Obverse

Design:

Fast quadriga, driving left; Nike flying, right, crowning charioteer (above); loose wheel (in exergue); linear border

Inscription:

ΣΥΡΑΚΟΣΙΩΝ (below)

Design:

Head of Arethusa, left; two dolphins (either side)

Period

Greek

Mint

Syracuse

Denomination

Hemidrachm

Material

silver

Technique

struck

Dating

405 BC – 400 BC (According to IRIS)

Weight (g)

2.17

Axis

Diameter (mm)

16.7

Acquisition method

unknown provenance

Acquisition collection reference

Bodley Greek AR 141; Hearne Collection Loc, K. 36; Wise p. 6

Acquisition date

1750

Source

unknown

Acquisition credit

Transferred from the Bodleian Library, 1922; acquired before 1750.

Reference

Note:

http://www.sylloge-nummorum-graecorum.org/ ID: SNGuk_0502_2013

Reference

Reference

IRIS : https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/syracuse.sng_ans_5.305

Contributors to this coin record