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Tetradrachm of Syracuse with quadriga
Greek
Archaic Period
520–510 B.C.
Mint: Sicily, Syracuse
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 26 mm. Weight: 17.22 gm.
Credit Line
Julia Bradford Huntington James Fund
Accession Number09.267
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CollectionsEurope, Ancient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Brett, Greek Coins (MFA), no. 0331.
DescriptionObverse: Quadriga to right.
A Nike, upright in the air, crowns the horses.
Reverse: Head of Arethusa to right with hair indicated by pellets, and wearing a necklace.
Around the head are four dolphins.
Inscription in Greek around.
All within an incuse circle.
A Nike, upright in the air, crowns the horses.
Reverse: Head of Arethusa to right with hair indicated by pellets, and wearing a necklace.
Around the head are four dolphins.
Inscription in Greek around.
All within an incuse circle.
ProvenanceBy 1859, John Rushout, 2nd Baron Northwick (b. 1770 – d. 1859), London; December 5, 1859, Lord Northwick sale, Sotheby, London, lot. 340 to “Addington” [see note]. By 1878, Bertram Ashburnham, 4th Earl of Ashburnham (b. 1797 – d. 1878), Ashburnham Place; May 6, 1895, Earl of Ashburnham sale, Sotheby, London, lot. 47, pl. 2. By 1880, William Greenwell (b. 1820 – d. 1918), Durham [see note 2]; July 1902, sold by William Greenwell to Edward Perry Warren (b. 1860 – d. 1928), London; 1909, sold by Edward Perry Warren to the MFA. (Accession date: July 12, 1909)
Notes:
[1] Many thanks to Dr John Voukelatos for the annotated Northwick catalog information.
[2] Regling, Die Griechischen Münzen der Sammlung Warren, no. 294.
Notes:
[1] Many thanks to Dr John Voukelatos for the annotated Northwick catalog information.
[2] Regling, Die Griechischen Münzen der Sammlung Warren, no. 294.