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Oktobol of Syracuse with head of Athena, struck under Agathokles
Greek
Early Hellenistic Period
about 304–289 B.C.
Mint: Sicily, Syracuse
Medium/Technique
Gold
Dimensions
Diameter: 17 mm. Weight: 5.81 gm.
Credit Line
Henry Lillie Pierce Fund
Accession Number04.562
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Brett, Greek Coins (MFA), no. 0465.
DescriptionObverse: Head of Athena to right, with crested Corinthian helmet (on which springing griffin) earring and bead necklace; the hair loose below and about ear.
Reverse: Winged thunderbolt.
Inscription in Greek above and below.
Monogram below.
Reverse: Winged thunderbolt.
Inscription in Greek above and below.
Monogram below.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: Canon Greenwell Collection; July 1902: acquired from Canon Greenwell Collection by Edward Perry Warren; September 1904: purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren
Not listed by Regling as Greenwell Collection.
Not listed by Regling as Greenwell Collection.