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50 litra-piece of Syracuse with head of Apollo, struck under Dionysios I and II
Greek
Classical Period
375–345 B.C.
Mint: Sicily, Syracuse
Medium/Technique
Electrum
Dimensions
Diameter: 16 mm. Weight: 3.63 gm.
Credit Line
Henry Lillie Pierce Fund
Accession Number04.558
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CollectionsEurope, Ancient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Brett, Greek Coins (MFA), no. 0448.
DescriptionObverse: Head of Apollo laureate to left, hair falling free below wreath.
Behind the head, a lamp.
Beaded border.
Reverse: Tripod with lion's feet.
Inscription in Greek around beginning at right.
Behind the head, a lamp.
Beaded border.
Reverse: Tripod with lion's feet.
Inscription in Greek around beginning at right.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: Canon Greenwell Collection; July 1902: acquired from Canon Greenwell Collection by Edward Perry Warren; purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren, September, 1904
Not listed by Regling as Greenwell Collection.
Not listed by Regling as Greenwell Collection.