1987.32.15: Five litrai of Philistis of Syracuse (forgery)
Coins
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1987.32.15
- People
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Hieron II, Greek (r. 274-216 BCE)
- Title
- Five litrai of Philistis of Syracuse (forgery)
- Classification
- Coins
- Work Type
- coin
- Date
- 274 BCE-216 BCE
- Places
- Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Syracuse (Sicily)
- Culture
- Greek
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/181366
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Bronze or silver
- Metal
- AE
- Technique
- Struck
- Dimensions
- 5.21 g
- Die Axis
- 3
- Denomination
- five litrae
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Rya W. Zobel in memory of Paul Weickert
- Accession Year
- 1987
- Object Number
- 1987.32.15
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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Descriptions
- Description
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Obv.: Veiled head of Philistis l.
Rev.: Obelisk decorated with fillets surrounded by laurel wreath; in field A M.
Verification Level
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