Dekadrachm (Demareteion) of Syracuse with quadriga
about 470–465 B.C.
MintSyracuse, Sicily
Medium/TechniqueSilver
DimensionsDiameter: 35 mm. Weight: 43.39 gm.
Credit LineTheodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour (1864–1885)
Accession number35.21
On View
On viewClassificationsNumismatics
Collections
ProvenanceAccording to the Brett catalogue entry: from a hoard found in Sicily in 1934; 1934: with Dr. Jacob Hirsch, Suite 1209, 30 West 54th Street, New York, N.Y. (according to a letter from Dr. Hirsch dated December 14, 1934, the coin was acquired by him in Switzerland from collection of a well-known foreign numismatist); January 10, 1935: purchased by MFA from Dr. Jacob Hirsch for $ 17,000.00
A.D. 1403–1425
A.D. 527–565
about A.D. 830/1–838
A.D. 830 or 831
about 430 B.C.
about 225–214 B.C.
