1979.428.379: Coin of Agathokles, Tyrant of Syracuse
Coins
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1979.428.379
- People
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Agathokles of Syracuse, Greek (r. 317-289 BCE)
- Title
- Coin of Agathokles, Tyrant of Syracuse
- Classification
- Coins
- Work Type
- coin
- Date
- c. 295 BCE
- Places
- Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Syracuse (Sicily)
- Period
- Hellenistic period
- Culture
- Greek
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/180824
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Bronze
- Metal
- AE
- Technique
- Struck
- Dimensions
- 7.95 g
- Die Axis
- 6
- Inscriptions and Marks
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- Obverse Inscription: SWTEIRA
- Reverse Inscription: AGATHOKLEOS BASILEOS
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Unspecified Collection
- Accession Year
- 1979
- Object Number
- 1979.428.379
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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Descriptions
- Description
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Obv.: Head of Artemis r., quiver over l. shoulder.
Rev.:Winged thunderbolt.
Verification Level
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