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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2003.100.9.34
People
Dionysios I, Greek (r. 405-367 BCE)
Title
Litra of Syracuse under Dionysios I
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
beginning of 4th c. BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Syracuse (Sicily)
Culture
Greek
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/72078

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
30.58 g
Denomination
drachm

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of the daughters of Florence and Mason Hammond
Accession Year
2003
Object Number
2003.100.9.34
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: SYRA head of Athena, l., wearing a Corinthian helmet with laurel wreath.
Rev.: sea-star between two dolphins.

Verification Level

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