Ancient Sicilian coin – HCR42698

Obverse

Design:

Head of Arethusa, left, surrounded by four dolphins

Design:

Crab

Period

Greek

Mint

Morgantina

Denomination

Tetradrachm

Material

silver

Technique

struck

Note

Obverse design copied from the Syracusan decadrachms of Kimon

Weight (g)

16.74

Axis

Diameter (mm)

Acquisition method

purchase ('bought')

Acquisition date

25/10/1955

Source

Executors of the late R. C. Lockett; Glendining 25/10/1955 (Lockett), 718 = SNG Lockett, no. 836; Naville IV (18/06/1922), 281

Acquisition credit

Presented by the Executors of the late R. C. Lockett, 1955.

Reference

Note:

http://www.sylloge-nummorum-graecorum.org/ ID: SNGuk_0502_1861

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