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SyracuseSilver tetradrachmc. 467-440 and c. 430-420 BCE

Syracuse Silver Tetradrachm: Classical Civic Coinage and the Cult of Arethousa

An architectural study of Classical Syracusan silver tetradrachms from the Fifth Century BCE, analyzing the walking and contour-styled quadriga types, the iconography of the nymph Arethousa, and civic epigraphy across transitional and high classical phases.

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SyracuseSilver tetradrachm485-478 BCE

Syracuse Silver Tetradrachm (c. 485–478 BCE)

An early fifth-century BCE silver tetradrachm struck by Syracuse under the Deinomenid tyranny of Gelon, featuring a pacing quadriga crowned by Nike and a profile head of Artemis or Arethousa encircled by four dolphins.

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SyracuseSilver two litrae344-317 BCE

Syracuse Silver Two Litrae: Janiform Head and Prancing Horse

Struck during the democratic revival of the late fourth century BCE at Syracuse, this silver two-litra fraction pairs a laureate janiform female head with an unbridled prancing horse beneath an eight-rayed star.