CoinsGreek5th century BCE

Decadrachm of Syracuse, signed by Kimon

405 -400 BCE

Artists

KimonArtist

Description

Obv. Quadriga l., driven by male charioteer holding long crop; above, Nike flying r. to crown the charioteer; in exergue, on stepped base, panoply, consisting of cuirass, shield, greaves and helmet; on the lower step, [ATHLA]; border of fine dots. Die of 1.1965.868. Rev.: head of Arethusa l.; around, four dolphins; signature on the K and on the dolphin below; border of fine dots.

Classification

Coins

Technique

Struck

Medium

Silver

Culture

Greek

Period

Classical period, Late

Century

5th century BCE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics

Dimensions

43.3 g

Provenance

[Hirsch, Munich, “sale XXXII,” November 14-15, 1912, lot 307]. Clarence S. Bement [1], Philadelphia (by 1923), sold; [through Naville, Geneva, “Bement sale,” January 28, 1924, lot 511]. Albert Gallatin [2]. Arthur Stone Dewing [3], Cambridge, MA (from 1944), lent; to Fogg Art Museum (from 1965) 1. Clarence S. Bement (1843-1923) 2. Albert Gallatin (1880-). “Gallatin collection,” according to Dewing’s inventory card. 3. Arthur Stone Dewing (1880-1971). Bought on January 21, 1944 according to Dewing’s inventory card.