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Coin of Syracuse with head of Hieron II
Greek
Hellenistic Period
about 238–218/5 B.C.
Mint: Sicily, Syracuse
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 27 mm. Weight: 17.60 gm.
Credit Line
Anonymous gift in memory of Zoë Wilbour (1864–1885)
Accession Number35.148
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Brett, Greek Coins (MFA), no. 0479.
DescriptionObverse: Beardless head of Hieron II left, wearing diadem.
Reverse: Horseman prancing right wearing helmet, cuirass, and chlamys, holding couched spear in right hand.
Beneath horse: A in exergue: inscription in Greek
Reverse: Horseman prancing right wearing helmet, cuirass, and chlamys, holding couched spear in right hand.
Beneath horse: A in exergue: inscription in Greek