Harvard Art Museums > 2014.299: 60 litrai coin of Syracuse under Hiketas 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"60 litrai coin of Syracuse under Hiketas (Hiketas) , 2014.299,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Nov 29, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/351882. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 2014.299 People Hiketas, Greek (r. 288-278 BCE) Title 60 litrai coin of Syracuse under Hiketas Classification Coins Work Type coin Date 287 - 278 BCE Places Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Syracuse (Sicily) Period Hellenistic period, Middle Culture Greek Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/351882 Physical Descriptions Medium Gold Metal AV Technique Struck Dimensions 4.27 g Die Axis 12 Denomination decadrachm Inscriptions and Marks countermark: Minor die flaws and a little die rust on obverse, double struck on reverse. Obverse Inscription: ΣΥΠΑΚΟΣΙΩΝ Reverse Inscription: ΕΠΙ ΙΚΕΤΑΣ Provenance Recorded Ownership History Robert Jameson (Paris). [Jakob Hirsch XIV, Munich, 27 November 1905), lot 234]. [Stack's, New York, 22 February 1989), lot 3]. Robert O. Ebert, North Carolina, (by 2009). [Gemini Numismatic Auctions V, 6 January 2009, lot 481]. through [CNG Auction 79, Lancaster, PA, 17 September 2014), lot 48], sold; [through B. & H. Kreindler Ancient Coinage, Melville, NY]; to the Harvard Art Museums. State, Edition, Standard Reference Number Standard Reference Number Buttrey, Morgantina II, 3 D j Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, J.P. Engelcke Coin Purchase Fund Accession Year 2014 Object Number 2014.299 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.: head of Persephone left, wearing wreath of grain ears, single-pendant earring, and pearl necklace, torch to right. Reverse: Nike driving biga right; above partially eclipsed moon?, dot in a circle below. 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
