Ancient Greek coin – HCR42990

Obverse

Inscription:

ΣΥΡ[ΑΚΟΣΙΩΝ] (left)

Design:

Head of Aphrodite? left, wearing earring and necklace; hair bound with crossed cord, and with a loose tress at the back of the headHead of Persephone, hair bound with corn ears, wearing earring and necklace, left

Reverse

Design:

Forepart of Pegasus, with curled wing, flying left; Σ (below)

Information

Period

Greek

Mint

Syracuse

Denomination

Hemilitron

Material

bronze

Technique

struck

Dating

337 BC – 180 BC (According to Puglisi)

Measurements
Acquisition
Additional information
Ticket
References
Credit

Weight (g)

4.84

Axis

Diameter (mm)

16.8

Acquisition method

deposit

Acquisition collection reference

Grose Catalogue, i. 91/24

Acquisition date

1924

Source

Balliol College

Acquisition credit

Deposited by Balliol College, 1924.

uncertain denomination

Reference

BMC Sicily : p. 188, no. 299

Reference

Puglisi, Sicily : p. 324, n. 310

Reference

IRIS : https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/syracuse.puglisi_2009.310

Contributors to this coin record

VHVolunteer6, jhua, gthompson