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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;AncientJoe, post: 1659943, member: 44357&quot;]Here is my Syracuse Dekadrachm, my latest and favorite coin:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://imageshack.us/a/img825/4936/greecedekadrachm.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s the description from its latest sale:</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Sicily, Syrakuse. Dionysios I, 405-367 BC. Silver Dekadrachm (43.49g) struck ca. 400-390 BC.</b> <i><b>Unsigned dies by Euainetos.</b> </i>&nbsp; Fast quadriga left, the charioteer holding long kentron in his right&nbsp; hand and reins in his left; above, Nike (Victory) flying right to crown&nbsp; charioteer; in exergue, shield, cuirass flanked by greaves, and crested&nbsp; Attic helmet arrayed on a horizontal spear. <i>Reverse</i>: Σ - YPA - K -&nbsp; O - ΣIΩN. Head left of Arethusa, wreathed in grain leaves, wearing&nbsp; triple-pendant earring and beaded necklace; to right, scallop shell;&nbsp; around, four dolphins. SNG ANS 372; Dewing 904-906 (<i>all from the same dies</i>); Gallatin O.XI-R.E.I; cf. Rizzo pl. 54, 1 (reverse) and 4 <i>(same obverse die</i>). Excellent metal, well struck on both sides and delicately toned. <i> A truly remarkable example</i>. <b>Extremely Fine.</b>&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>The&nbsp; magnificent series of Syrakusan dekadrachms issued under the tyrant&nbsp; Dionysios I (405-367 BC) and designed by the master engravers Euainetos&nbsp; and Kimon and their schools were destined to exert an important&nbsp; influence over the later fourth century issues of many Greek states. War&nbsp; with the Carthaginians required large sums of money for the payment of&nbsp; mercenary troops, and it may be presumed that this was the principal&nbsp; reason for the production of these medallic pieces. Although unsigned,&nbsp; this specimen is clearly the work of the school of Euainetos, and the&nbsp; dies may well have been engraved by the master himself.</p><p><br /></p><p><i>The Hunter Collection; Ex Leu 52, 15 May 1991, lot 24; Sternberg 20,&nbsp; 20 April 1988, lot 409; Münzen &amp; Medallen 53, 29 November 1977, lot&nbsp; 44.</i>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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