Tetradrachm (Coin) Depicting the Nymph Arethusa

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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