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Hieron I of Syracuse Syracuse Boerhinger 1929 379-391

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Hieron I of Syracuse Syracuse Boerhinger 1929 379-391, Silver, struck at Syracuse, 470–460 BC. Obverse: quadriga (four-horse chariot) walking quadrige au pas. Reverse: head of arethusa wearing a laurel wreath. Weight about 17.2 g, diameter 26.0 mm.
obverse Hieron I of Syracuse Syracuse Boerhinger 1929 379-391
obverse: Quadriga (four-horse chariot) walking Quadrige au pas
reverse Hieron I of Syracuse Syracuse Boerhinger 1929 379-391
reverse: Head of Arethusa wearing a laurel wreath
mint Syracuse weight 17.15g (1)
ruler Hieron I of Syracuse diameter ⌀26.0 (1)
denomination — axis 11↕ (1)
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 laurel wreath

specimens (2)
BnF (IRIS)
BnF (IRIS)

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Hieron I of Syracuse Syracuse Boerhinger 1929 379-391 (syracuse.boerhinger_1929.379-391), 470–460 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/hieron-i-of-syracuse-syracuse-boerhinger-1929-379-391/ (accessed: 2026-09-15). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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