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Diobol of Syracuse with head of Persephone, struck under Agathokles
Greek
Early Hellenistic Period
317–289 B.C.
Mint: Sicily, Syracuse
Medium/Technique
Gold
Dimensions
Diameter: 10 mm. Weight: 1.42 gm.
Credit Line
Julia Bradford Huntington James Fund
Accession Number08.338
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Brett, Greek Coins (MFA), no. 0455.
DescriptionObverse: Head of Persephone to left, wearing wreath, earrings and necklace.
Reverse: Bull, walking to left.
Inscription in Greek above.
Reverse: Bull, walking to left.
Inscription in Greek above.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with Edward Perry Warren; 1908: purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren for $ 4,884.00 (this figure is the total price for MFA 08.329-08.359)