CoinWeek: The Dekadrachm of Syracusa - Quarter Million Dollar Ancient Coin

CoinWeek Ancients writer Mike Markowitz joins David Guest at the New York International Numismatic Convention to discuss one of the most famous and important coin in the history of the world, The Dekadrachm of Syracusa. This silver coin, worth more than a month's salary of a soldier, at the time it was struck, today sells fore more than a quarter million dollars.

It is one of the most distinctive ancient coins ever struck and features a beautiful portrait Arethusa surrounded by dolphins. On the reverse, a quadriga driven by a chariot driver.

This is but one of the many beautiful ancient coins that you will see on display at New York city's most historic and well-attended coin show.

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