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Coin of Syracuse with head of Athena
Greek
Late Classical or Early Hellenistic Period
345–317 B.C.
Mint: Sicily, Syracuse
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 29.5 mm. Weight: 32.86 gm. Die Axis: 6
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number65.821
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Head of Athena left, helmet bound with olive wreath.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Two dolphins, starfish (?) between.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Two dolphins, starfish (?) between.
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