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50 litra-piece of Syracuse with head of Apollo, struck under Dionysios I and II
Greek
Classical Period
375–345 B.C.
Mint: Sicily, Syracuse
Medium/Technique
Electrum
Dimensions
Diameter: 14 mm. Weight: 3.59 gm.
Credit Line
Catharine Page Perkins Fund
Accession Number97.397
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Brett, Greek Coins (MFA), no. 0450.
DescriptionObverse: Head of Apollo laureate and with long hair, profile to left.
Behind the head. a pileus, or pointed cap.
Reverse: A large tripod.
Inscription in Greek at left and very faintly at right.
Behind the head. a pileus, or pointed cap.
Reverse: A large tripod.
Inscription in Greek at left and very faintly at right.
ProvenanceCHECK sale refs. (Montagu sale, 2nd portion, No. 80.)
By date unknown: with Edward Perry Warren; 1897: purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren for $ 25,000.00 (this figure is the total price for MFA 97.285-97.442 and 97.1104)
By date unknown: with Edward Perry Warren; 1897: purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren for $ 25,000.00 (this figure is the total price for MFA 97.285-97.442 and 97.1104)