Gelon of Syracuse Syracuse Boerhinger 1929 55-278_293-355

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Gelon of Syracuse Syracuse Boerhinger 1929 55-278_293-355

syracuse.boerhinger_1929.55-278_293-355 · 480–470 BC source mint search banners cite

Gelon of Syracuse Syracuse Boerhinger 1929 55-278_293-355, Silver, struck at Syracuse, 480–470 BC. Obverse: quadriga (four-horse chariot) walking quadrige au pas. Reverse: head of arethusa wearing a pearl taenia (head band). Weight about 16.8 g, diameter 24.8 mm.

obverse Gelon of Syracuse Syracuse Boerhinger 1929 55-278_293-355 — obverse: Quadriga (four-horse chariot) walking Quadrige au pas

reverse Gelon of Syracuse Syracuse Boerhinger 1929 55-278_293-355 — reverse: Head of Arethusa wearing a pearl taenia (head band)

mint	Syracuse	weight	16.81g (26)
ruler	Hieron I of Syracuse	diameter	⌀24.8 (26)
denomination	—	axis	7↕ (26)
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 pearl taenia (head band)

specimens (24)

BnF (IRIS)

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Gelon of Syracuse Syracuse Boerhinger 1929 55-278_293-355 (syracuse.boerhinger_1929.55-278_293-355), 480–470 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/gelon-of-syracuse-syracuse-boerhinger-1929-55-278_293-355/ (accessed: 2026-09-15). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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