Silver Decadrachm, Syracuse

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Silver decadrachm from Syracuse, Sicily, c. 400 BCE. O: Quadriga with Nike crowning a charioteer. R: Head of Arethousa with dolphins. (Alpha Bank Numismatics Collection, Kerkyra, Corfu)

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Mark Cartwright
Mark is WHE’s Publishing Director and has an MA in Political Philosophy (University of York). He is a full-time researcher, writer, historian and editor. Special interests include art, architecture and discovering the ideas that all civilizations share.

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Cartwright, M. (2014, October 23). Silver Decadrachm, Syracuse. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3180/silver-decadrachm-syracuse/

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Cartwright, Mark. "Silver Decadrachm, Syracuse." World History Encyclopedia, October 23, 2014. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3180/silver-decadrachm-syracuse/.

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