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16 litrai of Syracuse with head of Philistis, struck under Hieron II
Greek
Hellenistic Period
about 218–215 B.C.
Mint: Sicily, Syracuse
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 26 mm. Weight: 13.51 gm.
Credit Line
Catharine Page Perkins Fund
Accession Number00.121
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Brett, Greek Coins (MFA), no. 0477.
DescriptionObverse: Head of Philistis, to left, veiled and diademed.
Behind it, a flaming torch.
Reverse: Quadriga, with horses galloping to right, driven by a semi-nude Nike.
Inscription in Greek above and below. Single letter above ground line.
Behind it, a flaming torch.
Reverse: Quadriga, with horses galloping to right, driven by a semi-nude Nike.
Inscription in Greek above and below. Single letter above ground line.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with Edward Perry Warren; 1900: purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren