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1¼ litra-piece of Syracuse with head of Artemis
Greek
Hellenistic Period
215–212 B.C.
Mint: Sicily, Syracuse
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 13 mm. Weight: 1.01 gm.
Credit Line
Henry Lillie Pierce Fund
Accession Number04.565
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CollectionsEurope, Ancient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Brett, Greek Coins (MFA), no. 0480.
DescriptionObverse: Head of Artemis to left, with earring, necklace, and quiver; hair in knot behind.
Beaded border.
Reverse: Owl to right, head facing.
Inscription in Greek beginning above owl's head. A in field at left.
Plain border.
Beaded border.
Reverse: Owl to right, head facing.
Inscription in Greek beginning above owl's head. A in field at left.
Plain border.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: Canon Greenwell Collection; July 1902: acquired from Canon Greenwell Collection by Edward Perry Warren; September 1904: purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren
Not listed by Regling as Greenwell Collection.
Not listed by Regling as Greenwell Collection.