v41_0066 - SICILY - SYRACUSE Bronze, (PBQ, Æ 12)
MONNAIES 41 (2009)
Starting price : 145.00 €
Estimate : 200.00 €
Realised price : 181.00 €
Number of bids : 2
Maximum bid : 200.00 €
Starting price : 145.00 €
Estimate : 200.00 €
Realised price : 181.00 €
Number of bids : 2
Maximum bid : 200.00 €
Type : Bronze, (PBQ, Æ 12)
Date: c. 317-295 AC.
Mint name / Town : Syracusa
Metal : bronze
Diameter : 12 mm
Orientation dies : 4 h.
Weight : 1,86 g.
Rarity : R2
Coments on the condition:
Exemplaire sur un petit flan épais, bien centré. Tête énigmatique. Revers inhabituel. Jolie patine marron foncé, légèrement granuleuse
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse description : Tête laurée d’Apollon à gauche.
Obverse legend : [SURAKOSION].
Obverse translation : (de Syracuse).
Reverse
Reverse description : Chien couché à gauche, tournant la tête à droite.
Reverse legend : D.
Commentary
Poids léger. Ce type particulier est attribué à la période d’Agathoklès sans certitude.
Historical background
SICILY - SYRACUSE
(317-289 BC)
Agathokles, tyranus of Syracuse
Agathokles had seized power in Syracuse in 317 BC and assumed the title of king in 305 BC. In 310 the tyrant invaded North Africa and attacked Carthage, but he was defeated in 307 and must retire to Sicily. Peace, signed the following year with the hereditary enemy, consecrates the hegemony of Agathokles over all Sicily.
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