Syracusan dekadrachm
BC 405–380 ・ silver ・ 4th century BC ・ Syracuse
A large silver coin, 35mm across and 43g in weight. It carries Arethusa, the nymph of the spring, and a four-horse chariot. Engravers such as Kimon and Euainetos signed their own names on it — the summit of ancient coin art.
Diameter 35mm