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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1979.428.393
People
Hiketas, Greek (r. 288-278 BCE)
Title
Coin of Hiketas, Tyrant of Syracuse
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
287 BCE-278 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Syracuse (Sicily)
Period
Hellenistic period
Culture
Greek
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/180323

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
9.59 g
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Obverse Inscription: ΔΙΟΣ ΕΛΛΑΝΙΟΥ
  • Reverse Inscription: ΣΥΡΑΚΟΣΙΩΝ

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Unspecified Collection
Accession Year
1979
Object Number
1979.428.393
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.:Youthful laureate head of Zeus Hellanios l.; to r. ?
Rev.: Eagle standing l. on thunderbolt; to l., star.

Verification Level

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