Syracuse 415-405 BC AE tetras 1.78 g 1.33 cm 1.33 cm
obverse: hd nymph facing Arethusa reverse: octopus 3 pellets around (if any) Calciati CNS II 29, Hoover HCS 1432 Munthandel G. Henzen July 2000
obverse derived from the facing Arethusa by Kimon
some exemplars signed by Kimon
usually attributed to Exakestidas (E)
reverse three pellets on an exemplar in the Museum of Syracuse (tetras of a theoretical litra of 8 g)
2.37 g Numismatica Ars Classica AG, Auction 13 8th October 1998 no. 491
Ex Antikenmuseum Basel und Sammlung Ludwig no. 491
Ex Pozzi Collection
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