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Tetradrachm of Lilybaeum
Obverse: Head of Herakles, wearing lion skin, right. Reverse: Horse head, left; palm tree in field to right.
The unusual thickness of the coin and the quality of the metal may indicate that this coin is not an authentic ancient piece.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
F. Herbert Prem, New York, [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1965, by gift.
Geographies
Italy, Sicily, Marsala (Lilybaeum) (Place of Origin)
Measurements
Max diam: 15/16 in. (2.35 cm); axis: 6:00
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. F. Herbert Prem, 1965
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
59.717