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Drachm of Syracuse with head of Persephone, struck under Hieron II
Greek
Hellenistic Period
274–216 B.C.
Mint: Sicily, Syracuse
Medium/Technique
Gold
Dimensions
Diameter: 16 mm. Weight: 4.28 gm.
Credit Line
Henry Lillie Pierce Fund
Accession Number04.563
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CollectionsEurope, Ancient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Brett, Greek Coins (MFA), no. 0473.
DescriptionObverse: Head of Persephone to left, with crown of grain leaves; hair hanging loose in neck; behind the head a half moon with ends upward.
Beaded border.
Reverse: Biga with horses galloping to left; driver, in long chiton, holding goad and reins. Inscriptions in Greek above and below.
Plain border.
Beaded border.
Reverse: Biga with horses galloping to left; driver, in long chiton, holding goad and reins. Inscriptions in Greek above and below.
Plain border.
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.