Arethusa / Octopus
Syracuse (Sicily) - Litra
Description
Obverse: Head of Arethusa right, wearing simple pendant earring and with her hair in an ampyx; behind her head, dolphin swimming downwards to right.
Reverse: Octopus
The signature of EY on this coin is uncertain. EY usually refers to Euinateos, but that was during the time of the signing artists under the Second Democracy and Dionysios I, while this coin was produced nearly a 100 years later.
Details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Composition | Silver |
| Issuer | Syracuse |
| Ruling Authority | Timoleon and the Third Democracy (344 BC - 317 BC) |
| Period of Issue | 344 BC - 338 BC |
| Weight | 0.69 g |
| Diameter | 11 mm |
| Orientation | ↑↑ 12h |
| Denomination | 1 Litra |
| Standard | Sicilian Litra |
| References | SNG ANS 5 #523,1383; HGC 2 #1382 |
Provenance
| Location | Description | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Privately purchased in 1996 | 1996 |
| France | "Collection sans Pareille" of Ancient Greek Fractions | - |
| Switzerland | Nomos AG, obolos 35 - Lot 1111 | Dec 15, 2024 |
| United States | Lelouch Collection | Current |