Sixteen Litrai of Philistis of Syracuse

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 2008.115.22
People: Philistis (r. 274 - 214 BCE)
Title: Sixteen Litrai of Philistis of Syracuse
Classification: Coins
Work Type: coin
Date: 274-216 BCE
Places: Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Syracuse (Sicily)
Period: Hellenistic period
Culture: Greek
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/191628

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Silver

Metal

AR

Technique

Struck

Dimensions

13.5 g

Denomination

sixteen litrae

Inscriptions and Marks

Reverse Inscription: [B]ASILISSAS [F]ILISTIDOS

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: Baldwin sale. Ex coll. C. Oman.

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: 2008.115.22
Division: Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact: am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description: Obv.: Head of Philistis wearing diadem and veil; to r., star.
Rev.: [B]ASILISSAS [F]ILISTIDOS, Nike driving quadriga; horses walking; to r., K.

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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2008.115.22: Sixteen Litrai of Philistis of Syracuse