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Tetradrachm of Lilybaeum (?) with horse crowned by Nike
Greek
Classical Period
about 410–392 B.C.
Mint: Sicily (Siculo-Punic), Lilybaeum (?), Easting: 0.000, Northing: 0.000
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 26.5 mm. Weight: 17.33 gm. Die Axis: 1
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number2000.1038
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Prancing horse to right crowned by Nike flying to right.
Reverse: Date-palm.
Reverse: Date-palm.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with Münzen und Medaillen A.G., Malzgasse 25, Basel, Switzerland (auction 79, February 28, 1994, lot 210); by 2000: with Baldwin's Auctions Ltd, London and M & M Numismatics Ltd, Washington, DC (The New York Sale, Auction III, New York Marriott World Trade Center, December 7, 2000, lot 108); purchased on behalf of MFA at The New York Sale, Auction III by Antiqua Inc., 20969 Ventura Boulevard, Suite 11, Woodland Hills, California 91364; January 24, 2001: purchased by MFA from Antiqua Inc.