Sicily, Syracuse, second democracy
Tetradrachm
Biga right, head of Arethusa right, four dolphins around the portrait, Ketos under the biga.
Anepigraph
Character driving a biga running right, above, a Nike flying and crowning the horses. Under the biga, Ketos.
ΣYRAKOΣI - ON
Arethusa head right, hair held by a thin band. Four dolphins around the portrait. Letters ΣYRAKOΣI in front of the portrait and ON behind.
Photos from coin sold as modern fake by London Ancient Coins, link to the sale: https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=3221415, link to their website:https://www.vcoins.com/en/stores/london_ancient_coins-89/ancient-coins/Default.aspx?#!/Home.
Imitation of a Tetradrachm struck between the middle and the end of the 5th century before Jesus-Christ (466 / 405), reference: HGC 2, 1311. Informations of weight and diameter, die axis: 6h, from London Ancient Coins.
Tetradrachm
Biga right, head of Arethusa left, four dolphins around the portrait, Ketos under the biga.
Anepigraph
Character driving a biga running right, above, a Nike flying and crowning the horses. Under the biga, Ketos.
ΣYRAKOΣI - ON
Head of Arethusa left. Four dolphins around the portrait. Letters ΣYR above the portrait, AKO in front of the portrait, ΣI below et ON behind.
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Photos from coin sold as modern fake by London Ancient Coins, link to the sale: https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=3221416, link to their website: https://www.vcoins.com/en/stores/london_ancient_coins-89/ancient-coins/Default.aspx?#!/Home.
Imitation of a Tetradrachm struck between the middle and the end of the 5th century before Jesus-Christ (466 / 405), reference: HGC 2, 1311. Informations of weight and diameter, die axis: 11h, from London Ancient Coins.
Tetradrachm
Quadriga left, head of Arethusa left, four dolphins around the portrait, ΣΥΡAKOΣION in front of the portrait, shell under the quadriga.
Anepigraph
Character driving a quadriga running right, above, Nike flying rigth and crowning the character. Under the quadriga, a shell.
ΣYRAKOΣION
head of Arethusa left. Four dolphins around the portrait. ΣYRAKOΣION in front of the portrait.
Photos from coin sold as modern fake by London Ancient Coins, link to the sale: https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=3221417, link to their website: https://www.vcoins.com/en/stores/london_ancient_coins-89/ancient-coins/Default.aspx?#!/Home.
Imitation of a Tetradrachm struck between the middle and the end of the 5th century before Jesus-Christ (466 / 405), reference: HGC 2, 1327. Informations of weight and diameter, die axis: 12h, from London Ancient Coins.