The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of April 22, 2024
Tetradrachm: Quadriga (obverse); Head of Arethousa (reverse)
c. 430–420 BCE
Location: not on view
Did You Know?
Arethousa’s banded hairstyle provides remarkable contemporaneous evidence of ancient Greek women’s fashions.Description
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.- {{cite web|title=Tetradrachm: Quadriga (obverse); Head of Arethousa (reverse)|url=false|author=|year=c. 430–420 BCE|access-date=22 April 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}
Source URL:
https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1916.980