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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;cmezner, post: 8335203, member: 87809&quot;][USER=91461]@Ryro[/USER] that is indeed a most beautiful Tetradrachm in your collection. Excellent choice, congrats<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p>On mine, Arethusa has short hair:</p><p><br /></p><p>AR Tetradrachm</p><p>Sicily, Syracuse, struck ca. 450 - 440 BC, Second democracy</p><p><br /></p><p>During this time the polis was governed by a council and popular assembly with an executive consisting of elected generals or strategoi. </p><p><br /></p><p>20 x 23 mm, 16.884 g</p><p>Boehringer series XVIIa 586; Mc Clean 2670; Pozzi 582; HGC 2 1313; SNG ANS 189-192</p><p>(could be also Boehringer Series XVIb, 564 SNG ANS -; SNG München 1023; SNG Lockett 941);</p><p><br /></p><p>Obv.: Charioteer wearing a long chiton, holding kentron (goad) in his right hand and reins in both, driving quadriga to right, above, Nike above flying to r. crowning horses; signature AIΣ …EY below exergual line; (ketos to right)</p><p>Rev.: (ΣY)PAKOΣI(ON) Diademed head of Arethusa to r. hair bound with wide taenia, four dolphins around (two off flan)</p><p style="text-align: center">[ATTACH=full]1477761[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1477762[/ATTACH]</p><p>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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