Twenty-Five Litrae of Agathokles,Tyrant of Syracuse

Artists

Description

Obv.: Laureate head of Apollo l.; to r., lekanis (Jenkins: lamp). Rev.: SYRAKOSION Tripod-lebes; ground line. Linear border.

Dimensions

3.49 g

Provenance

[Cahn, Frankfurt, “anonymous sale 60,” July 2, 1928, lot 229]. [Oscar Ravel (1), Marseille (by 1929)], sold; to Arthur Stone Dewing [2], Cambridge, MA (from 1929), lent; to Fogg Art Museum (from 1965) 1. Oscar Ravel (1877-1949). 2. Arthur Stone Dewing (1880-1971). An inventory card by A.S. Dewing reads “Ravel invoice July 26 1929 #3096”.