Syracuse Boerhinger 1929 54_279-285_356-361, Silver, struck at Syracuse, 485–480 BC. Obverse: horseman at a walk cavalier au pas. Reverse: head of arethusa, wearing a pearl taenia (head band). Weight about 4.1 g, diameter 14.6 mm.
| mint | Syracuse | weight | 4.12g (2) |
| ruler | — | diameter | ⌀14.6 (2) |
| denomination | — | axis | 9↕ (2) |
| material | Silver | technique | — |
| country | Greece | dataset | IRIS — Greek coinage (greekcoinage.org) |
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Horseman at a walk Cavalier au pas
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Head of Arethusa, wearing a pearl taenia (head band)
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Cite this coin
Syracuse Boerhinger 1929 54_279-285_356-361 (syracuse.boerhinger_1929.54_279-285_356-361), 485–480 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/syracuse-boerhinger-1929-54_279-285_356-361/ (accessed: 2026-09-13). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA