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Tetradrachm of Katane with head of Apollo
Greek
Classical Period
about 410 B.C.
Mint: Sicily, Katane
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 28.5 mm. Weight: 16.63 gm. Die Axis: 3
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number66.193
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Laureate head of Apollo facing.
Inscription in Greek at right.
Reverse: Quadriga driven by charioteer to left.
Above, Nike flies right with wreath to crown him.
Below, fish to left.
Inscription in Greek in exergue.
Artist: Herakleidas
Inscription in Greek at right.
Reverse: Quadriga driven by charioteer to left.
Above, Nike flies right with wreath to crown him.
Below, fish to left.
Inscription in Greek in exergue.
Artist: Herakleidas
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with Bank Leu & Co., AG, Bahnhofstrasse 32, Zurich; March 9, 1966: purchased by MFA from Bank Leu & Co., AG