Art Institute of Chicago
Tetradrachm (Coin) Depicting the Nymph Arethusa
Greek, minted in Syracuse, Sicily
- Date
- 413–399 BCE
- Medium
- Silver
- Culture
- Syracuse
- Department
- Arts of Greece, Rome, and Byzantium
- Institution
- Art Institute of Chicago
The front of this coin depicts Arethusa, a water nymph who is often accompanied by dolphins, as she is here. On the back a four horse chariot called a Quadriga is shown advancing to the left.
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