Hieron I of Syracuse Syracuse Boerhinger 1929 286-291_362-370

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Hieron I of Syracuse Syracuse Boerhinger 1929 286-291_362-370

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Hieron I of Syracuse Syracuse Boerhinger 1929 286-291_362-370, Silver, struck at Syracuse, 475–470 BC. Obverse: head of arethusa wearing a pearl taenia (head band). Reverse: wheel with four spokes roue. Weight about 0.7 g, diameter 9.0 mm.

obverse Hieron I of Syracuse Syracuse Boerhinger 1929 286-291_362-370 — obverse: Head of Arethusa wearing a pearl taenia (head band)

reverse Hieron I of Syracuse Syracuse Boerhinger 1929 286-291_362-370 — reverse: Wheel with four spokes Roue

mint	Syracuse	weight	0.67g (2)
ruler	Hieron I of Syracuse	diameter	⌀9.0 (2)
denomination	—	axis	12↕ (2)
material	Silver	technique	—
country	Greece	dataset	IRIS — Greek coinage (greekcoinage.org)

obverse

Head of Arethusa wearing a pearl taenia (head band)

reverse

Wheel with four spokes Roue

specimens (6)

BnF (IRIS)

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Hieron I of Syracuse Syracuse Boerhinger 1929 286-291_362-370 (syracuse.boerhinger_1929.286-291_362-370), 475–470 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/hieron-i-of-syracuse-syracuse-boerhinger-1929-286-291_362-370/ (accessed: 2026-09-15). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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