Incorrect Username, Email, or Password
This object does not yet have a description.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
1.1965.941
People
Agathokles of Syracuse, Greek (r. 317-289 BCE)
Title
Twenty-Five Litrae of Agathokles,Tyrant of Syracuse
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
310 BCE-305 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Syracuse (Sicily)
Period
Hellenistic period, Early
Culture
Greek
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/188080

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Electrum
Metal
EL
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
3.41 g
Die Axis
12
Denomination
twenty-five litrae

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
Jenkins Grp. B,2

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Loan from the Trustees of the Arthur Stone Dewing Greek Numismatic Foundation
Object Number
1.1965.941
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
Permissions

The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request.

Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Laureate head of Apollo l.; to r., pilos.
Rev.: SYRAKOSIWN Tripod-lebes; ground line. Linear border.

Verification Level

This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art at am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu