Syracuse Tetralitron, -466 – -405

Tetralitron from Syracuse. Issued from -466 to -405. Struck in Gold. Measures 14.5 mm and weighs 3.48 g.

Obverse

Circular shield, at the center of the raised boss of which is a facing gorgoneion.

Reverse

Ephebe moving left, nude, leaning slightly forward with his left foot turned outward towards the viewer and his right balanced on his toes, his left hand held behind him as a counterweight while using a strigil, held in his right, apparently to clean off a mixture of oil and dust from his left knee.