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4 litra-piece of Tauromenion with head of Apollo
Greek
Hellenistic Period
241–212 B.C.
Mint: Sicily, Tauromenion
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 18 mm. Weight: 3.20 gm.
Credit Line
Henry Lillie Pierce Fund
Accession Number04.568
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CollectionsEurope, Ancient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Brett, Greek Coins (MFA), no. 0487.
DescriptionObverse: Head of Apollo laureate, to right; hair falling free behind.
Behind head, an eight-pointed star.
Beaded border.
Reverse: Tripod.
At right: inscription downwards; at left: inscription upwards.
At left, monogram.
Plain border.
Behind head, an eight-pointed star.
Beaded border.
Reverse: Tripod.
At right: inscription downwards; at left: inscription upwards.
At left, monogram.
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.