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Coin of Centuripae with head of Persephone
Greek
Classical Period
Early 4th century B.C.
Mint: Sicily, Centuripae
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 33.5 mm. Weight: 32.67 gm. Die Axis: 2
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number64.970
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Head of Persephone left wearing earring and corn wreath.
Four dolphins around.
Reverse: Leopard advancing left.
Four dolphins around.
Reverse: Leopard advancing left.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with Hesperia Art, 2219 St. James Street, Philadelphia 3, Pa. (Hesperia Art Bulletin XXI, no. 10); purchased by MFA from Robert E. Hecht, Jr., June 8, 1964