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.
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You can find out more about Sicily’s coins in this article on the classical coinage of Syracuse.