[coin size: 2.4cm/0.94"]
Time period: 474-450 BCE.
Ancient Greek - silver dekadrachm from Syracuse, Sicily, featuring the head of the nymph Arethusa.
Arethusa - The beautiful nymph who was transformed into a spring by the goddess Artemis to escape the pursuit of the river god Alpheus. The nymph was a follower of Artemis and a Nereid, or sea-nymph, daughter of Nereus and Doris. Arethusa Nymph was a follower of the goddess Artemis, who was transformed into a freshwater spring to escape the pursuit of the river god Alpheus
