Tetradrachm - Gelon I, Greece (ancient)

Tetradrachm - Gelon I, Greece (ancient), 485 BC - 483 BC obverse imageTetradrachm - Gelon I, Greece (ancient), 485 BC - 483 BC reverse image
Tetradrachm - Gelon I coin main info

Main information

  • Country:
    Greece (ancient) flagGreece (ancient)
  • Years of Minting:
    485 BC - 483 BC
  • Period:
    n/a
  • Coin Type:
    Standard circulation coin
  • Shape:
    Round (irregular)
  • Technique:
    Hammered
  • Mint:
    Syracuse, Italy
Tetradrachm - Gelon I Reference Price

Reference Price

n/a

The actual value of the coin may differ depending on its condition, luster, rarity, and other factors. This is a rough estimation.

Tetradrachm - Gelon I Coin Design

Coin Design

Reverse

Description:


Head of Arethusa to left, wearing a thin necklace with a pendant and a pearl necklace, and with her hair tied in a krobylos that is bound up and falls over her pearl diadem; around, four dolphins swimming counterclockwise to left

Engraver:


n/a

Designer:


n/a

Obverse

Description:


Male charioteer, wearing a long chiton and holding a goad in his right hand and the reins in his left, driving a walking quadriga to right. Above, Nike, to right with spread wings, seemingly preparing to alight on the reins to crown the horses

Engraver:


n/a

Designer:


n/a

Edge

Description:


n/a

Tetradrachm - Gelon I Lettering

Lettering

Obverse:


Reverse:


ΣV RΑ ΚΟ ΣΙΟΝ

Tetradrachm - Gelon I Physical Feature

Physical Feature

Composition

Silver

Size

Tetradrachm - Gelon I sizes
  • Weight:17.30 g
  • Diameter:24.0 mm
  • Thickness:n/a
  • Edge:n/a
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