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coin
Object Type
coin
Museum number
1946,0101.1310
Description
Silver coin.
(whole)
Female head right, wearing earring, necklace and diadem of beads; hair indicated by lines and projecting over forehead; it is turned up behind under diadem, over which the ends fall: border of dots.
(obverse)
Octopus.
(reverse)
Cultures/periods
Greek
Production date
485BC-478BC
Production place
Minted in:
Syracuse (historic - Sicily)
Materials
silver
Dimensions
Die-axis:
6 o'clock
Weight:
0.810 grammes
$Inscriptions
Bibliographic references
Boehringer 1929 / Die Muenzen von Syrakus
(415-21)
BMC Greek (Sicily) / Catalogue of Greek coins: Sicily
(151.49)
Location
Not on display
Subjects
sea animal
Acquisition name
Donated by:
Mrs Jessie Lloyd
In Memory of:
Dr Albert Hugh Lloyd
In Memory of:
Muriel Eleanor Haydon Lloyd
Acquisition date
1946
Acquisition notes
Lloyd Bequest
Department
Money and Medals
Registration number
1946,0101.1310