Syracuse Boerhinger 1929 415-430_449-467, Silver, struck at Syracuse, 460–450 BC. Obverse: head of arethusa wearing a pearl taenia (head band). Reverse: octopus poulpe. Weight about 0.7 g, diameter 12.4 mm.
| mint | Syracuse | weight | 0.71g (13) |
| ruler | — | diameter | ⌀12.4 (13) |
| denomination | — | axis | 6↕ (13) |
| material | Silver | technique | — |
| country | Greece | dataset | IRIS — Greek coinage (greekcoinage.org) |
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Head of Arethusa wearing a pearl taenia (head band)
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Cite this coin
Syracuse Boerhinger 1929 415-430_449-467 (syracuse.boerhinger_1929.415-430_449-467), 460–450 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/syracuse-boerhinger-1929-415-430_449-467/ (accessed: 2026-09-14). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA