Hieron I of Syracuse Syracuse Boerhinger 1929 371-372, Silver, struck at Syracuse, 475–470 BC. Obverse: head of arethusa wearing a pearl taenia (head band). Reverse: five pellets cinq globules. Weight about 0.3 g, diameter 7.9 mm.
| mint | Syracuse | weight | 0.25g (1) |
| ruler | Hieron I of Syracuse | diameter | ⌀7.9 (1) |
| denomination | — | axis | 12↕ (1) |
| material | Silver | technique | — |
| country | Greece | dataset | IRIS — Greek coinage (greekcoinage.org) |
obverse
Head of Arethusa wearing a pearl taenia (head band)
reverse
Five pellets Cinq globules
specimens (1)
BnF (IRIS)
Cite this coin
Hieron I of Syracuse Syracuse Boerhinger 1929 371-372 (syracuse.boerhinger_1929.371-372), 475–470 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/hieron-i-of-syracuse-syracuse-boerhinger-1929-371-372/ (accessed: 2026-09-14). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA