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30 litra-piece of Syracuse with head of Zeus Eleutherios, struck under Timoleon
Greek
Late Classical Period
345–339 B.C.
Mint: Sicily, Syracuse
Medium/Technique
Gold
Dimensions
Diameter: 12 mm. Weight: 2.12 gm.
Credit Line
Catharine Page Perkins Fund
Accession Number95.105
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Brett, Greek Coins (MFA), no. 0451.
DescriptionObverse: Head of Zeus, laureate to left.
Inscription around.
Reverse: Pegasos flying to left.
Three pellets below as mark of value three.
Monogram in front of Pegasos and inscription around.
Inscription around.
Reverse: Pegasos flying to left.
Three pellets below as mark of value three.
Monogram in front of Pegasos and inscription around.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with Edward Perry Warren; 1895: purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren for $ 29,857.37 (this figure is the total price for MFA 95.9-95.174)