Syracuse decadrachm coin ring

The coin replica this well-known Greek coin is called decadrachma, the original was found in Sicily. This type of coin, the decadrachmas, are one of the most beautiful and recognized of antiquity and were minted by Dionysius I of Syracuse (405-367 BC).

The decadrachmas were made of silver and came to serve not only as monetary exchange but also as a collector's item.

It represents on its obverse the nymph Arethusa, daughter of the river god Arcadius and famous hunter, on the reverse of it, a young naked Heracles, fighting against the Nemean lion. The face of Aretusa was the most appreciated of antiquity, all over the Mediterranean basin mints were made with her face.