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Dekadrachm of Sicily with head of Persephone-Tanit
Greek
Hellenistic Period
about 270–260 B.C.
Mint: Sicily (Siculo-Punic)
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 43 mm. Weight: 37.55 gm. Die Axis: 12
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number67.6
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Head of Tanit left, wearing corn wreath and earring.
Reverse: Pegasus flying right.
Punic inscription below.
(see media screen for Punic inscription)
Reverse: Pegasus flying right.
Punic inscription below.
(see media screen for Punic inscription)
Provenance1967, sold by Charles S. Lipson, Bromfield Stamp and Coin Co., Boston, to the MFA. (Accession Date: January 11, 1967)