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100 litra-piece of Syracuse with head of Arethusa
Greek
Classical Period
about 405–400 B.C.
Mint: Sicily, Syracuse
Medium/Technique
Gold
Dimensions
Diameter: 14 mm. Weight: 5.79 gm. Die Axis: 11
Credit Line
Julia Bradford Huntington James Fund
Accession Number08.350
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Brett, Greek Coins (MFA), no. 0435.
DescriptionObverse: Head of Arethusa, facing to left, wearing necklace and earring.
Eight-pointed star behind her head.
Inscription in Greek at left.
Reverse: Herakles kneeling and wrestling with a lion.
Eight-pointed star behind her head.
Inscription in Greek at left.
Reverse: Herakles kneeling and wrestling with a lion.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with Edward Perry Warren (from the Montagu sale, 1896, pl. 3, 147 according to K. Regling, Die Griechischen Münzen der Sammlung Warren, no. 353); June 1908: purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren for $ 4,884.00 (this figure is the total price for MFA 08.329-08.359)