v53_0026 - SICILY - SYRACUSE Hemilitron, (MB, Æ 23)
MONNAIES 53 (2012)
Starting price : 225.00 €
Estimate : 350.00 €
Realised price : 225.00 €
Number of bids : 2
Maximum bid : 225.00 €
Starting price : 225.00 €
Estimate : 350.00 €
Realised price : 225.00 €
Number of bids : 2
Maximum bid : 225.00 €
Type : Hemilitron, (MB, Æ 23)
Date: c. 295-289 AC.
Mint name / Town : Sicile, Syracuse
Metal : copper
Diameter : 23 mm
Orientation dies : 3 h.
Weight : 10,93 g.
Rarity : R1
Coments on the condition:
Exemplaire sur un flan ovale et irrégulier, bien centré des deux côtés. Très beau portrait d’Artémis. Joli revers. Belle patine marron foncé lissée
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse description : Tête d'Artémis (Diane) à droite, avec boucles d'oreille et collier ; le carquois est visible derrière la tête sur le cou ; grènetis circulaire.
Obverse legend : SWTEIRA
Obverse translation : (salvatrice).
Reverse
Reverse description : Foudre ailé.
Reverse legend : AGAQOKLEOS// BASILEOS
Reverse translation : (Agathoklès roi).
Commentary
Poids lourd pour ce type monétaire. État de conservation exceptionnel.
Historical background
SICILY - SYRACUSE
(317-289 BC)
Agathokles, King of Syracuse
Agathokles had seized power in Syracuse in 317 BC and had taken the title of king in 305 BC. In 310, the tyrant invaded North Africa and attacked Carthage, but he was defeated in 307 and had to retire to Sicily. Peace, signed the following year with the hereditary enemy, consecrates the hegemony of Agathokles over all Sicily.
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