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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1.1965.926
Title
Hundred Litrai of Syracuse
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
400 BCE-370 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Syracuse (Sicily)
Period
Classical period, Late
Culture
Greek
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/188160

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Gold
Metal
AV
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
5.78 g
Die Axis
12
Denomination
hundred litrae
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Obverse Inscription: SYRAKOSIWN

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Arthur Stone Dewing, Acq. New York, 1948.

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
De Ciccio Series XIV

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Loan from the Trustees of the Arthur Stone Dewing Greek Numismatic Foundation
Object Number
1.1965.926
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: SYRAKOSIWN; head of Arethusa l.; to right, star of eight rays; border of dots.
Rev.: Herakles, kneeling r., strangling Nemean lion.

Exhibition History

  • Re-View: S422 Ancient & Byzantine Art & Numismatics, Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, 04/12/2008 - 06/18/2011

Verification Level

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