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Coin of Syracuse with female head
Greek
Late Classical or Early Hellenistic Period
345–317 B.C.
Mint: Sicily, Syracuse
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 17.5 mm. Weight: 3.65 gm. Die Axis: 3
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number65.676
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Female head, wearing earring, to left.
Behind, scallop.
Reverse: Bull butting left.
Monogram above.
Inscription in Greek.
Behind, scallop.
Reverse: Bull butting left.
Monogram above.
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