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Coin of Syracuse with bust of Artemis, struck under Agathokles
Greek
Early Hellenistic Period
about 306–289 B.C.
Mint: Sicily, Syracuse
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 23 mm. Weight: 9.21 gm.
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number65.677
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Bust of Artemis right, wearing earring and necklace, quiver over shoulder.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Winged thunderbolt.
Inscription in Greek.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Winged thunderbolt.
Inscription in Greek.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: in the collection of an English clergyman (now MFA 65.636-65.870); about 1963: collection purchased at auction in London by Robert E. Hecht, Jr.; collection purchased by MFA from Robert E. Hecht, Jr., June 9,1965