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Stater of Syracuse with head of Athena, struck under Agathokles
Greek
Early Hellenistic Period
317–310 B.C.
Mint: Sicily, Syracuse
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 22 mm. Weight: 8.44 gm.
Credit Line
Catharine Page Perkins Fund
Accession Number00.120
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Brett, Greek Coins (MFA), no. 0461.
DescriptionObverse: Head of Athena, to right, wearing a crested Corinthian helmet, on the upper part of which is a griffin running to right. She wears also a necklace.
Reverse: Pegasos, with pointed wing, flying to left.
Between his legs a triskelis of human legs.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Pegasos, with pointed wing, flying to left.
Between his legs a triskelis of human legs.
Inscription in Greek.