Harvard Art Museums > 1972.209: Decadrachm of Syracuse Coins Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Decadrachm of Syracuse (Designed by Euainetos) , 1972.209,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Dec 22, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/196054. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1972.209 People Designed by Euainetos, Greek (-410 - -367) Title Decadrachm of Syracuse 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/196054 Physical Descriptions Medium Silver Metal AR Technique Struck Dimensions 43.00 g Die Axis 8 Denomination decadrachm Inscriptions and Marks Obverse Inscription: AQL[A] Provenance Recorded Ownership History George Sparkes, Bromley, UK (by 1878), sold [1]; [through Sotheby, London, “Sparkes sale,” February 2-3, 1880, lot 250]; to William Chadwick Neligan [2], Cork, sold; [through Sotheby, London, “Neligan sale,” November, 10-14, 1881, lot 267]. Hermann Weber [3], London (by 1918), sold; to [Spink, London]. Frederick M. Watkins [4], New Haven, CT (by 1972), bequest; to Fogg Art Museum (1972) 1. George Sparkes ( -1878) 2. From annotated version of the 1880 auction catalogue. 3. Hermann Weber (1823-1918). The coin was published as L. Forrer, The Weber Collection, vol. 1 (London, Spink and son, 1922), no. 1614. 4. Frederick M. Watkins (1910-1972). State, Edition, Standard Reference Number Standard Reference Number not Gallatin O III- R C II 17 as described in Watkins catalogue Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Frederick M. Watkins Accession Year 1972 Object Number 1972.209 Division Asian and Mediterranean Art Contact am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Descriptions Description obv: Quadriga, driver crowned by Victory; panoply resting on step inscribed ATHL[A]. rev: SYRAKOSION; head of Artemis-Arethusa surrounded by dolphins; below neck., EYAINE. 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 Subjects and Contexts Ancient Coins Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art at am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
