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2½ litra-piece of Syracuse with head of Athena, struck under Timoleon
Greek
Late Classical Period
345–339 B.C.
Mint: Sicily, Syracuse
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 16 mm. Weight: 1.90 gm.
Credit Line
Julia Bradford Huntington James Fund
Accession Number13.390
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CollectionsEurope, Ancient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Brett, Greek Coins (MFA), no. 0454.
DescriptionObverse: Head of Athena turned slightly to left with necklace and three-crested Phrygian helmet; hair flying.
Two dolphins at left; inscription in Greek at right.
Plain border.
Reverse: Nude horseman to right, hair in krobylos.
Behind, ten rayed star, and ear of grain to right.
Inscription in Greek between legs of horse.
Plain border.
Two dolphins at left; inscription in Greek at right.
Plain border.
Reverse: Nude horseman to right, hair in krobylos.
Behind, ten rayed star, and ear of grain to right.
Inscription in Greek between legs of horse.
Plain border.
ProvenanceBy 1913: with Henry Chapman; purchased by MFA from Henry Chapman for $100.34 (this is the total price for MFA 13.386-13.390)