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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1977.216.3445.179
Title
Coin of Syracuse
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
beginning of 4th c. BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Syracuse (Sicily)
Period
Classical period, Late, to Early Hellenistic
Culture
Greek
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/194903

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
29.81 g
Die Axis
7
Denomination
drachm
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: obverse: (SYRA)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Transfer from the Department of the Classics, Harvard University, Bequest of Henry W. Haynes, 1912
Accession Year
1977
Object Number
1977.216.3445.179
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 with laurel wreath.
Rev.: sea-star between two dolphins.

Verification Level

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