Silver dekadrachm

Attributed to Kimon

405–400 BCE

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 158

Of Syracuse; quadriga with Nike flying above; head of Arethusa with four dolphins around.

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Title: Silver dekadrachm
Artist: Attributed to Kimon
Period: Classical
Date: 405–400 BCE
Culture: Greek, Sicilian, Syracuse
Medium: Silver
Dimensions: diameter 1 7/16 in. (3.7 cm)
Classification: Coins
Credit Line: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1905
Object Number: 05.44.292
Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art

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