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Stater of Syracuse with Pegasos, struck under Timoleon
Greek
Late Classical Period
345–339 B.C.
Mint: Sicily, Syracuse
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 23 mm. Weight: 8.68 gm.
Credit Line
Julia Bradford Huntington James Fund
Accession Number08.343
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CollectionsEurope, Ancient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Brett, Greek Coins (MFA), no. 0452.
DescriptionObverse: Pegasos, facing to left
Reverse: Helmeted head of Athena facing to right.
Inscription in Greek at right.
Reverse: Helmeted head of Athena facing to right.
Inscription in Greek at right.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: Hoffmann Collection; 1898: sale of the Hoffmann Collection, Cat. Rollin et Feuardent, Hoffmann, p. ii, 148; by date unknown: with Edward Perry Warren; 1908: purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren for $ 4,884.00 (this figure is the total price for MFA 08.329-08.359)