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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Marsyas Mike, post: 2936957, member: 85693&quot;]Bottom-feeding as usual, I recently picked up a small bronze from Syracuse with the nymph Arethusa and an Octopus ($12.76).&nbsp; I&#039;ve been trying to figure out what it is, exactly.&nbsp; The attribution information online is extensive, but my problem is, all these coins look pretty much the same to me (an E behind the bust seems to be the biggest factor, but I&#039;ve yet to find an example where I can see it!). </p><p><br /></p><p>Here is a VCoins description that is typical:</p><p><br /></p><p>Dionisos I AE Tetras. Sicily, Syracuse Mint 400 BC. Obverse: Head of Arethusa left, hair in ampyx and sphendone. Reverse: Octopus. Calciati II, 33: 14; SNG ANS 391 Scarce. Size: 13mm, 2.72g.</p><p><br /></p><p>But I am also seeing this ascribed to the Second Democracy (from Catawiki): </p><p><br /></p><p>Sicily, Syracuse, 2nd Democracy c. 466-405 BC - Æ Hexas (14mm, 2,08g.) - Arethusa / Octopus - CNS 14; HGC 2, 1430.</p><p><br /></p><p>Tetras or Hexas?&nbsp; Dionysus or 2nd Democracy?&nbsp; Can anybody set me in the right direction?&nbsp; I&#039;d love to see other examples.&nbsp; Mine is 13mm and 2.8 grams.&nbsp; The octopus is weak, but Arethusa is about as nice (stylistically) as I&#039;ve been able to find online.&nbsp; First set of photos are the seller&#039;s which accentuate different colors that are barely visible to the eye - it mostly looks green to me (second photo, poor ones but green, are mine):</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]714360[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]714361[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]714362[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]714363[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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