Gelon of Syracuse Syracuse Boerhinger 1929 34-49

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Gelon of Syracuse Syracuse Boerhinger 1929 34-49

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Gelon of Syracuse Syracuse Boerhinger 1929 34-49, Silver, struck at Syracuse, 485–480 BC. Obverse: quadriga (four-horse chariot) walking quadrige au pas. Reverse: head of arethusa wearing a taenia (head band). Weight about 17.3 g, diameter 26.2 mm.

obverse Gelon of Syracuse Syracuse Boerhinger 1929 34-49 — obverse: Quadriga (four-horse chariot) walking Quadrige au pas

reverse Gelon of Syracuse Syracuse Boerhinger 1929 34-49 — reverse: Head of Arethusa wearing a taenia (head band)

mint	Syracuse	weight	17.26g (2)
ruler	Gelon of Syracuse	diameter	⌀26.2 (2)
denomination	—	axis	8↕ (2)
material	Silver	technique	—
country	Greece	dataset	IRIS — Greek coinage (greekcoinage.org)

obverse

Quadriga (four-horse chariot) walking Quadrige au pas

reverse

Head of Arethusa wearing a taenia (head band)

specimens (5)

BnF (IRIS)

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Gelon of Syracuse Syracuse Boerhinger 1929 34-49 (syracuse.boerhinger_1929.34-49), 485–480 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/gelon-of-syracuse-syracuse-boerhinger-1929-34-49/ (accessed: 2026-09-14). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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