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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2008.115.21
People
Agathokles of Syracuse, Greek (r. 317-289 BCE)
Title
Tetradrachm of Agathokles,Tyrant of Syracuse
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
310 BCE-305 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Syracuse (Sicily)
Period
Classical period, Late, to Early Hellenistic
Culture
Greek
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/191626

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Silver
Metal
AR
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
16.78 g
Die Axis
3
Denomination
tetradrachm
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Obverse Inscription: below, FI (phi iota).
  • Reverse Inscription: in exergue, SYRAKOSIW[N]

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Baldwin sale. Ex coll. Cunningham.

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
SNG ANS (5) 640

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Transfer from the Alice Corinne McDaniel Collection, Department of the Classics, Harvard University
Accession Year
2008
Object Number
2008.115.21
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Head of Arethusa in pseudo-Euainetos style l.; around, three dolphins.
Rev.: Quadriga l., driven by charioteer holding long crop; above, triskeles.

Verification Level

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