Collection place: Insular Italy / Accession number: Acc.895 / Function: 7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-5465, described as Coin; AE; Greek. 3.41 grams, 15.7 mm. 215-212 BC. Syracuse, Sicily. Obverse: head of Poseidon r. wearing taenia. Reverse: Ornamented trident.

Hearst Museum object titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-5464, described as Coin; AE; Greek. 3.58 grams, 17 mm. 410-310 BC. Sicily. Obverse: Head of Persephone l. wearing wreath of corn or barley (?) Reverse: Free horse standing r.; behind, palm tree.

Hearst Museum object titled Coin: ar, accession number 8-5473, described as Coin; AR; 16 Litrai Piece; Greek. 13.5 grams, 26 mm. Hieron II, 275-216 BC. Syracuse, Sicily. Obverse: Head of Philistis l. diademed and veiled; behind, wreath. Reverse: ΒΑΣΙΛΙΣΣΑΣ ΦΙΛΙΣΤΙΔΟΣ, quadriga r., driven by winged Nike wearing long chiton, holding reins ; above, Φ.

Hearst Museum object titled Coin: ar tetradrachm, accession number 8-5472, described as Coin; silver; tetradrachma; size: 23 mm., weight: 17.32 gm. Obverse: Female head, wearing necklace, earring, and diadem of beads; hair indicated by lines; around, four dolphins facing right; inscription:- ΣΛ[ ]ΚΟΣ ΙΟΝ. Reverse: Quadriga facing right, driven by bearded male charioteer, holding reins in left and goad in right; above, Nike flying right and crowning horses.

Hearst Museum object titled Coin: ar tetradrachm, accession number 8-5538, described as Coin; AR; Tetradrachma; “Siculo-Punic.” 16.5 grams, 25 mm. Obverse: Female head, 4 dolphins. Reverse: Horse prancing l. in front of date-palm. Remarks: "(rather close, Fitzw. volume 1, plate 110, 8 and 9, numbers 3038, 3039, but reverses not like the reverse of this)

Hearst Museum object titled Coin: silver 32 litrai, accession number 8-5533, described as Coin; AR; 32-litrai; Greek. 29.2 grams, 33 mm. Hieron II, 274-216 BC. Syracuse, Sicily. Obverse: Head of Hieron l.; behind, Φ. Reverse: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΟΣ ΙΕΡΩΝΟΣ, chariot of four horses galloping r. driven by Nike; above, star of 8 rays. Remarks: "imitation of silver," "No clear sign of 'star of eight rays'" "(farther forward than in Fitzw. volume 1, plate 104, 14).