2008.115.18: Tetradrachm of Syracuse signed by Euainetos and Eumenes

Identification and Creation

Object Number

2008.115.18

People

Euainetos, Greek (-410 - -367)
Eumenes (-420 - -405)

Title

Tetradrachm of Syracuse signed by Euainetos and Eumenes

Classification

Coins

Work Type

coin

Date

425 -410 BCE

Places

Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Syracuse (Sicily)

Period

Classical period, High

Culture

Greek

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/191761

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Silver

Metal

AR

Technique

Struck

Dimensions

17.11 g

Die Axis

3

Denomination

tetradrachm

Inscriptions and Marks

• Obverse Inscription: ΕΥΑΙΝΕΤΟ [Σ]
• Reverse Inscription: [ΣΥΡΑΚΟΣΙΟΝ] off flan ΕΥ under neck

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History

Baldwin sale. Ex coll. Mavrojani.

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number

Tudeer 35

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Transfer from the Alice Corinne McDaniel Collection, Department of the Classics, Harvard University

Accession Year

2008

Object Number

2008.115.18

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Contact

am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu

Permissions

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Descriptions

Description

Obverse: quadriga; horses galloping; above, Nike flying to crown the charioteer; in exergue, wheel lying on the ground; and on line of exergue the signature [EYAINETO].
Reverse: head of Arethusa; below EY (Eukleidas); around, four dolphins.

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