Syracuse 405-367 BC

Bronze drachm, 29 mm, 34.47 gm.
Obv.: Head of Athena left, wearing Corinthian helmet decorated with wreath.
Rev.: Sea-star between two dolphins.

Sicily, ca. Dionysios I, 405-367 BC.

Syracuse was founded in 734 BC. For a time it was the most powerful Greek city anywhere, often clashing with Carthage for control of Sicily. Syracuse sided with Sparta in the Peloponnesian War, defeating the Athenian invasion.