MK-B | Syrakus ca. 510-500 v. Chr.

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Syrakus ca. 510-500 v. Chr.
	Berlin, Münzkabinett der Staatlichen Museen Coin Galleries Altes Museum (temporarily closed) AM-1/78 The Beginning of Coinage
Obverse	[ΣV]ΡΑKO/ΣION [K als Koppa]. Viergespann (quadriga) mit Wagenlenker im Schritt nach r.
Reverse	Gleichmäßig in vier kleinere Quadrate geteiltes quadratum incusum.
Class/status	City
Date	ca. 510-500 v. Chr. Archaic
Denomination	Tetradrachm Tetradrachm An ancient coin, mostly struck in silver, valued four drachms.
	Silver ; 17,06 g; 24-28 mm
Production	struck
Mint	Syracuse
Region	Sicilia
Country	Italy
Publications	E. Boehringer, Die Münzen von Syrakus (1929) 110 Nr. 1,1 Taf. 1,1 (V1/R1, dieses Stück, 530-510 v. Chr.). - Vgl. zur Datierung: C. Arnold-Biucchi, The Randazzo Hoard 1980 and Sicilian Chronology in the early fifth century B.C., ANS Numismatic Studies 18 (1990) 30-37. 62 (510-500 v. Chr.).
Item	Coin
Department	Antiquity, Greek, Archaic and Classical periods
Accession	1903/642
Vendor (to Museum)	Rollin & Feuardent (Paris)
Object number	18216053
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