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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1976.40.355
Title
Coin of Syracuse
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
c. 405 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Syracuse (Sicily)
Period
Classical period
Culture
Greek
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/181635

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
2.52 g
Die Axis
5

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
cf. SNG ANS (5) 391

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Transfer from Harvard College Library
Accession Year
1976
Object Number
1976.40.355
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: head of Arethusa, l.
Rev.: octopus in round incuse.

Verification Level

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