What Makes a ‘Masterpiece’?
Compare the Demareteion pieces with four coins that represent the state of numismatic art at the time. Of the comparison coins the first two were produced in the decades before the Demareteion, the third was produced at about the same time, and the last represents the culmination of the artistic trend begun by the Demareteion master. Select a coin image from each section of the table below to begin comparing.

Comparison Coins
The Demareteion, ca. 480 - 465 B.C.
Syracusan tetradrachm from the Demareteion series, 480 - 465 B.C.
Tetradrachm of Leontinoi from the Demareteion series,  ca. 470 B.C.
Tetradrachm of Leontinoi from the Demareteion series, ca 465 B.C.
Tetradrachm of Syracuse, ca 490 B.C.
Stater of Corinth, ca. 510 - 480 B.C.
Tetradrachm of Athens, ca 480 B.C.
Decadrachm of Syracuse designed by Euainetos, ca 405 B.C.