2005.115.3: Coin of Hieron II of Syracuse
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 2005.115.3
- People
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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/20838
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Bronze
- Metal
- AE
- Technique
- Struck
- Dimensions
- 18.2 g
- Die Axis
- 1
Provenance
- Recorded Ownership History
- Collection of Margarete Bieber: bought from Joel L. Malten at an auction in 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
- 2005.115.3
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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Descriptions
- Description
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Obv.: Diademed head of Hieron l.
Rev.: Horseman r., holding spear; below, A; IERWNOS in exergue.
Verification Level
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