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Decadrachm of Syracuse signed by Kimon

Decadrachm of Syracuse signed by Kimon

415 - 400 BCE

Signed by Kimon

Greek

Obverse: gallopping quadriga to l.; above small Nike crowming charioteer. In exergue: a panoply. On the exergue line in minute letters, the signature: KIMON Reverse: SYRAKOSION; head of Arethusa surrounded by dolphins; on dolphin below neck, KIMON; on hair band, K.

Silver

Classical period, High

Coins