Syracuse Hoover 2012 1280, Gold, struck at Syracuse, 415–405 BC. Obverse: gorgon head in the centre of a shield gorgoneion au centre d'un bouclier. Reverse: man standing, cleaning himself with a strigil (scraper) jeune homme debout, se nettoyant au strigile. Weight about g.
| mint | Syracuse | weight | g (0) |
| ruler | — | diameter | ⌀ (0) |
| denomination | — | axis | ↕ (0) |
| material | Gold | technique | — |
| country | Greece | dataset | IRIS — Greek coinage (greekcoinage.org) |
obverse
Gorgon head in the centre of a shield Gorgoneion au centre d'un bouclier
reverse
Man standing, cleaning himself with a strigil (scraper) Jeune homme debout, se nettoyant au strigile
specimens (2)
BnF (IRIS)
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Syracuse Hoover 2012 1280 (syracuse.hoover_2012_2.1280), 415–405 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/syracuse-hoover-2012-1280/ (accessed: 2026-10-08). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA