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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1986.540.96
Title
Hemilitron of Syracuse
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
c. 405 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Syracuse (Sicily)
Culture
Greek
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/177244

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
3.8 g
Die Axis
5
Denomination
hemilitron

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Jonathan Rosen
Accession Year
1986
Object Number
1986.540.96
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: head of Arethusa, l.
Rev.: SYRA and two dolphins in a wheel of four spokes.

Verification Level

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