Coin of Hieron II of Syracuse | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 2005.115.2
People: Hieron II, Greek (r. 274-216 BCE)
Title: Coin of Hieron II of Syracuse
Classification: Coins
Work Type: coin
Date: 274 BCE-216 BCE
Places: Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Syracuse (Sicily)
Period: Hellenistic period
Culture: Greek
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/20713

Physical Descriptions

Medium: Bronze
Metal: AE
Technique: Struck
Dimensions: 17.57 g
Die Axis: 3

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: Collection of Margarete Bieber: "Bought for $30 from Joel L. Malten at an auction in June 1969"

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number: cf.SNGANS 5, 922 ff.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Purchase through the generosity of Celia and Walter Gilbert, Claude-Claire Grenier, and the Marian H. Phinney Fund
Accession Year: 2005
Object Number: 2005.115.2
Division: Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact: am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description: Obv.: Diademed head of Hieron II to l.
Rev.: Horseman r., holding spear; below, monogram; IERWNOS in exergue.

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2005.115.2: Coin of Hieron II of Syracuse