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Tetradrachm of Syracuse with head of Persephone, struck under Agathokles
Greek
Early Hellenistic Period
310–306 B.C.
Mint: Sicily, Syracuse (struck in Africa?)
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 27.5 mm. Weight: 17.18 gm. Die Axis: 8
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number62.640
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CollectionsEurope, Ancient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Greek Coins, 1950-1963 (MFA), no. 034.
DescriptionObverse: Head of Persephone to right, long hair bound with wreath of barley.
Inscription in Greek at left, downwards.
Border of cables.
Reverse: Half-draped Nike stands to right, hammer in right hand, nail in left, reaching toward helmet on trophy beside her. In field at left, triskeles.
Inscription in Greek at left, upwards.
Border of dots.
Ruler Agathokles
Inscription in Greek at left, downwards.
Border of cables.
Reverse: Half-draped Nike stands to right, hammer in right hand, nail in left, reaching toward helmet on trophy beside her. In field at left, triskeles.
Inscription in Greek at left, upwards.
Border of dots.
Ruler Agathokles
ProvenanceBy 1962: with Robert E. Hecht, Jr.; September 19, 1962: purchased by MFA from Robert E. Hecht, Jr., for $ 85- (total price for 62.639–62.655 = $ 2300-)