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20 litra-piece of Syracuse with head of Herakles
Greek
Classical Period
413–387 B.C. (?)
Mint: Sicily, Syracuse
Medium/Technique
Gold
Dimensions
Diameter: 11 mm. Weight: 1.15 gm.
Credit Line
Bartlett Collection—Museum purchase with funds from the Francis Bartlett Donation of 1900
Accession Number03.936
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Brett, Greek Coins (MFA), no. 0437.
DescriptionObverse: Head of Herakles, left, in lion skin.
Inscription in Greek at left.
Reverse: Within mill-sail incuse head of woman in sakkos, left.
Inscription in Greek at left.
Reverse: Within mill-sail incuse head of woman in sakkos, left.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with Edward Perry Warren; March 24, 1903: purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren