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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1.1965.631
Title
Litra of Leontinoi
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
c. 430 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Leontinoi (Sicily)
Period
Classical period, High
Culture
Greek
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/188813

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Silver
Metal
AR
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
0.78 g
Die Axis
9
Denomination
litra

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Glendining, 24 Nov. 1950 (Ryan), 1506

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
Boehringer, Studies Price fig. 49-50

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
1.1965.631
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: LEON (Chalcidian lambda). Lion's head with open mouth r. Border of dots.
Rev.: Naked river god standing l., pouring a libation on altar from patera and holding a laurel branch. To r., barleycorn.

Verification Level

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