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Obol of Syracuse with head of Arethusa
Greek
Late Archaic or Early Classical Period
480–479 B.C.
Mint: Sicily, Syracuse
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 10.5 mm. Weight: 0.59 gm. Die Axis: 5
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number62.972
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CollectionsEurope, Ancient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Greek Coins, 1950-1963 (MFA), no. 031.
DescriptionObverse: Head of Arethusa to right, wearing earring, necklace, and diadem. Border of dots.
Reverse: Wheel with four spokes.
Inscription in Greek within spokes of wheel.
Reverse: Wheel with four spokes.
Inscription in Greek within spokes of wheel.
ProvenanceBy 1962: with Münzen und Medaillen A.G., Malzgasse 25, Basel, Switzerland; November 14, 1962: purchased by MFA from Münzen und Medaillen, A.G. for $ 35-