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Tetradrachm: Quadriga (obverse); Head of Arethousa (reverse)
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The rightmost horse of a chariot team dominates the obverse of this coin, while the other three are suggested only by contours. On the reverse, four dolphins should surround Arethousa, but poor positioning during the striking process has left off one and most of another. The lumps around the horses’ front legs suggest a die defect.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineTetradrachm: Quadriga (obverse); Head of Arethousa (reverse), c. 430–420 BCE. Greek, minted at Syracuse (Sicily). Silver; diameter: 2.4 cm (15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of J. H. Wade, 1916.980
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