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4 litra-piece of Syracuse with head of Demeter
Greek
Hellenistic Period
about 214 B.C.
Mint: Sicily, Syracuse
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 17.5 mm. Weight: 3.37 gm. Die Axis: 11
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number69.955
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Head of Demeter left, wearing necklace, triple-part earring, and wreath of barley.
At right, head of a poppy.
Reverse: Biga driven by winged Nike left.
Monogram above. Inscription in Greek in the exergue.
At right, head of a poppy.
Reverse: Biga driven by winged Nike left.
Monogram above. Inscription in Greek in the exergue.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: R. Jameson Collection (Suite des Monnaies Grecques, vol. 4, Paris, 1932, p. 23, no. 2436); by 1969: with Bank Leu & Co. AG, Bahnhofstrasse 32, Zurich, Switzerland; purchased by MFA from Bank Leu & Co. AG, June 11, 1969