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16 litra-piece of Syracuse with head of Zeus, struck under Hieronymos
Greek
Hellenistic Period
215–212 B.C.
Mint: Sicily, Syracuse
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 29 mm. Weight: 13.49 gm.
Credit Line
Catharine Page Perkins Fund
Accession Number00.123
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Ancient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Brett, Greek Coins (MFA), no. 0483.
DescriptionObverse: Head of Zeus, laureate, to left.
Border of dots.
Reverse: Quadriga, with horses galloping to right, driven by Nike wearing chiton.
Inscriptions in Greek above, below horses, and in exergue.
Plain border.
Border of dots.
Reverse: Quadriga, with horses galloping to right, driven by Nike wearing chiton.
Inscriptions in Greek above, below horses, and in exergue.
Plain border.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with Edward Perry Warren; 1900: purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren