This tetradrachm from Syracuse (around 500 BC) features an important innovation on its reverse – an actual depiction in an incuse square. Over time, the nymph Arethusa was to grow until the depiction filled up the entire reverse.
You can find out more about Sicily’s coins in this article on the classical coinage of Syracuse.
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