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10 litra-piece of Syracuse with head of Hieronymos
Greek
Hellenistic Period
215 B.C.
Mint: Sicily, Syracuse
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 24 mm. Weight: 8.60 gm.
Credit Line
Anonymous gift in memory of Zoë Wilbour (1864–1885)
Accession Number35.141
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Brett, Greek Coins (MFA), no. 0482.
DescriptionObverse: Head of Hieronymos left, diademed.
At right: monogram.
Border of dots.
Reverse: Winged thunderbolt.
Inscription in Greek above and below.
At right: monogram.
Border of dots.
Reverse: Winged thunderbolt.
Inscription in Greek above and below.
ProvenanceBy date unknown; private collection; April 4, 1935: Anonymous gift to MFA