CoinsGreek5th century BCE
Decadrachm of Syracuse signed by Kimon
405 - 400 BCE
Artists
KimonArtist
Description
Obverse: gallopping quadriga to l.; above small Nike crowming charioteer. In exergue: a panoply. On the exergue line in minute letters, the signature: KIMON Reverse: SYRAKOSION; head of Arethusa surrounded by dolphins; on dolphin below neck, KIMON; on hair band, K.
Dimensions
43.33 g
Provenance
Edward H. Bunbury [1], (by 1895), sold; [through Sotheby, London, “Bunbury sale,” June 15-23, 1896, lot 412]; to [Walter Talbot Ready] [2]. Frederick M. Watkins [3], New Haven, CT (by 1972), bequest; to Fogg Art Museum (1972) 1. Edward H. Bunbury (1811-1895) 2. From annotated version of the 1896 auction catalogue. 3. Frederick M. Watkins (1910-1972)
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