Summary
A copper coin issued by the city of Syracuse, Sicily, 288-279 BC
Mint: Syracuse
Reference: BMC.Sicily p.204 No. 468
Die axis: 12
Obverse Description
Laureate and beardless head of Zeus Hellenios facing left
Reverse Description
Eagle on thunderbolt
Edge Description
plain
More Information
-
Collection Names
-
Collecting Areas
-
Acquisition Information
Transfer from National Gallery of Victoria (NGV), 15 Mar 1976
-
Date Issued
288-279 BC
-
Issued By
-
Deity Depicted
Zeus (Ancient God), Syracuse, Sicily, Ancient Greek States
Zeus Hellenios -
Material
Bronze
-
Axis
12
-
Classification
-
Category
-
Discipline
-
Type of item
-
Dimensions
20 mm (Outside Diameter), 7.128 g (Weight)
17 * 20 mm
-
Shape
oval
-
References
BMC.Sicily p.204 No. 468
[Book] Poole, Reginald S. 1876. A Catalogue of the Greek Coins in the British Museum, Sicily., 204 Pages
-
Keywords
