2008.115.24: Twelve Litrae of Syracuse (The Democracy)
Coins
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 2008.115.24
- Title
- Twelve Litrae of Syracuse (The Democracy)
- Classification
- Coins
- Work Type
- coin
- Date
- 214-212 BCE
- Places
- Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Syracuse (Sicily)
- Period
- Hellenistic period, Middle
- Culture
- Greek
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/191689
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Silver
- Metal
- AR
- Technique
- Struck
- Dimensions
- 9.53 g
- Die Axis
- 4
- Denomination
- twelve litrae
Provenance
- Recorded Ownership History
- Baldwin sale
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
- 2008.115.24
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
-
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Descriptions
- Description
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obverse: head of Athena wearing helmet decorated with Pegasus.
reverse: SYRAKOSION, Artemis with hound and bow shooting; to l., YA/SL.
Verification Level
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