Harvard Art Museums > 1.1965.926: Hundred Litrai of Syracuse Coins Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Hundred Litrai of Syracuse , 1.1965.926,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Apr 27, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/188160. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1.1965.926 Title Hundred Litrai of Syracuse Classification Coins Work Type coin Date 400 BCE-370 BCE Places Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Syracuse (Sicily) Period Classical period, Late Culture Greek Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/188160 Physical Descriptions Medium Gold Metal AV Technique Struck Dimensions 5.78 g Die Axis 12 Denomination hundred litrae Inscriptions and Marks Obverse Inscription: SYRAKOSIWN Provenance Recorded Ownership History Arthur Stone Dewing, Acq. New York, 1948. State, Edition, Standard Reference Number Standard Reference Number De Ciccio Series XIV 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 1.1965.926 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.: SYRAKOSIWN; head of Arethusa l.; to right, star of eight rays; border of dots. Rev.: Herakles, kneeling r., strangling Nemean lion. Exhibition History Re-View: S422 Ancient & Byzantine Art & Numismatics, Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, 04/12/2008 - 06/18/2011 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
