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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1987.32.12
Title
Litra of Syracuse
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
end of 5th c. BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Syracuse (Sicily)
Culture
Greek
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/181223

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
5.3 g
Die Axis
7
Denomination
litra

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Rya W. Zobel in memory of Paul Weickert
Accession Year
1987
Object Number
1987.32.12
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.
Rev.: Hippocamp, l.

Verification Level

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