Tetradrachm of Syracuse
500 BCE-485 BCE
Description
Obv.: SYRA; quadriga r. driven by charioteer; in exergue, thick line; border of dots. Rev.: Small female head l. in center of a square incuse of mill sail design.
Dimensions
16.25 g
Provenance
J. Hordijk, Dordrecht, Netherlands (by 1926), sold; [Schulman, Amsterdam, “Hordijk sale,” May 10, 1926, lot 574]. [Cahn, Frankfurt, sale 80, February 27, 1933, lot 94]. V. J. E. Ryan [1], London (by 1947), sold; [through Glendining, London, “Ryan sale,” November 24, 1950, lot 1512]. Arthur M. Woodward [2], (by 1962), sold; [through Glendining, London, “Woodward sale,” September 27, 1962, lot 71]; [through Baldwin, London] to Arthur Stone Dewing [3], Cambridge, MA (from 1962), lent; to Fogg Art Museum (from 1965) 1. Valentine John Eustace Ryan (1882-1947) 2. Arthur M. Woodward (1883-1973) 3. Arthur Stone Dewing (1880-1971). Bought on October 10, 1962 according to Dewing’s inventory card.
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