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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1972.224
Title
Decadrachm of Syracuse signed by Kimon
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
405 - 400 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Syracuse (Sicily)
Period
Classical period, High
Culture
Greek
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/195894

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Silver
Metal
AR
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
43.05 g
Die Axis
2
Denomination
decadrachm
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Obverse Inscription: ΑΘΛΑ in exergue
  • Reverse Inscription: ΣΥΡΑΚΟΣΙΩΝ above to r.

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Roberto Venturi-Ginori, Florence (by 1938), sold; [through Santamaria, Rome, “Venturi-Ginori sale,” January 24, 1938, lot 104]. Frederick M. Watkins [1], New Haven, CT (by 1972), bequest; to Fogg Art Museum (1972)
1. Frederick M. Watkins (1910-1972)

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
Jongkees 12

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Frederick M. Watkins
Accession Year
1972
Object Number
1972.224
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obverse: Galloping quadriga l., above small Nike crowning charioteer; in exergue panoply (cuirass in the center planked by greaves, a shield lying on the ground l and a Phrygian helmet r.) resting on steps; below ΑΘΛΑ.
Reverse: Head of Arethusa l. surrounded by dolphins.

Publication History

  • The Frederick M. Watkins Collection, exh. cat., Fogg Art Museum (Cambridge, MA, 1973)

Exhibition History

  • The Frederick M. Watkins Collection, Fogg Art Museum, Cambridge, 01/31/1973 - 03/14/1973
  • Objects for a Kunstkammer: Early European Collecting, 1550-1700, Harvard University Art Museums, Busch-Reisinger Museum, 12/10/2005 - 11/19/2006
  • 32Q: 3620 University Study Gallery, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 01/07/2016 - 05/08/2016

Subjects and Contexts

  • Ancient Coins

Verification Level

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