Bronze drachm, 32 mm, 35.98 gm.
Obv.: Head of Athena left, wearing Corinthian helmet decorated with wreath.
Rev.: Sea-star between two dolphins.
Syracuse was founded in 734 BC. For a time it was the most powerful Greek city anywhere, often clashing with Carthage for control of Sicily. Syracuse sided with Sparta in the Peloponnesian War, defeating the Athenian invasion.
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