Syracuse Decadrachm - Dionysius I, -400 – -380

Decadrachm from Syracuse. Issued from -400 to -380. Struck in Silver. Measures 35 mm and weighs 43 g.

Obverse

Charioteer driving galloping quadriga to left, holding kentron in right hand, reins in left; above, Nike flies to right, a wreath in her outstretched arms to crown the charioteer; in the exergue, a panoply of arms is set on two steps: a cuirass, two greaves, and a Phrygian helmet, a horizontal spear behind, ΑΘΛΑ in tiny letters below.

Reverse

Head of the nymph Arethusa to left, wearing a wreath of reeds, triple-pendant earring, and a pearl necklace; ΣΥΡΑΚΟΣΙΩΝ behind, four dolphins playing around her, and below the lowermost dolphin under the neck, the signature ΕΥ-ΑΙΝΕ

Edge

Gross