Greek, minted in Syracuse, Sicily
Coin Showing Persephone, 310-307 B.C.
Silver; tetradrachm
Diameter: 2.7 cm (1 in.)
Obverse [in Greek]: "Koras"; "[coin of} Kore"
Reverse: around, "Agathokleios" [in Greek]; "[coin of] Agathocles"
Gift of Martin A. Ryerson, 1922.4908
Asian and Ancient Art
Not on Display
Exhibition, Publication and Ownership Histories
Exhibition History
The Art Institute of Chicago, Ancient Art Galleries, Gallery 155, 1994 - present.
Houston, TX, The Museum of Fine Arts Houston"The Centaur’s Smile: The Human Animal in Early Greek Art" 22 February – 16 May 2004.