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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1986.540.112
Title
Hemidrachm of Syracuse
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
367 BCE-344 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Syracuse (Sicily)
Period
Classical period, Late, to Early Hellenistic
Culture
Greek
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/177267

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
13.98 g
Die Axis
6
Denomination
hemidrachm
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Obverse Inscription: ZEUS ELEUTHERIOS
  • Reverse Inscription: SYRAKOSIWN

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Jonathan Rosen
Accession Year
1986
Object Number
1986.540.112
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Head of Zeus Eleutherios r., wearing laurel wreath.
Rev.: Thunderbolt; to r., eagle.

Verification Level

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