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Tetradrachm: Quadriga (obverse)

c. 430–420 BCE

Greek, minted at Syracuse

(Sicily)
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Medium
silver
Measurements
Diameter: 2.4 cm (15/16 in.)
Weight: 17.625 g (0.62 oz.)
Credit Line
Gift of J. H. Wade 1916.980.a
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Not on view
Print
A thick, round silver coin with a worn, muted gray surface depicts a horse in profile walking toward the right. The horse has its front right leg raised, while additional horse heads and legs overlap behind the main figure. Small pits, fine scratches, and reddish spots mark the metal. Dark tarnish settles in recessed areas around the horse, and irregular textures along the bottom represent the ground.

Tetradrachm: Quadriga (obverse)

c. 430–420 BCE

Greek, minted at Syracuse (Sicily)

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