1972.220: Tetradrachm of Syracuse signed by Eumenes and Euainetos

Identification and Creation

Object Number

1972.220

People

Signed by Euainetos, Greek (-410 - -367)
Signed by Eumenes (-420 - -405)

Title

Tetradrachm of Syracuse signed by Eumenes and Euainetos

Classification

Coins

Work Type

coin

Date

420 -410 BCE

Places

Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Syracuse (Sicily)

Period

Classical period, High

Culture

Greek

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/196055

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Silver

Metal

AR

Technique

Struck

Dimensions

16.71 g

Die Axis

12

Denomination

tetradrachm

Inscriptions and Marks

• Obverse Inscription: ΕΥΑΙ ΝΕΤΟ
• Reverse Inscription: ΣΥΡΑΚΙΣΙΩΝ ΕΥΜΕΝΟΥ

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number

Tudeer 45

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Frederick M. Watkins

Accession Year

1972

Object Number

1972.220

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Contact

am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu

Permissions

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Descriptions

Description

Obverse: Quadriga galloping r. driven by male charioteer; small Nike flying above, holding plaque inscribed with Euainetos signature; two dolphins in exergue.
Reverse: head of Arethusa surrounded by dolphins; below neck, Eumenes signature.

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

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