E-auction 127-68044 - bgr_359449 - SICILY - SYRACUSE Hexas
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| Estimate : | 195 € |
| Price : | 62 € |
| Maximum bid : | 83 € |
| End of the sale : | 21 September 2015 15:00:30 |
| bidders : | 6 bidders |
Type : Hexas
Date: c. 305-295 AC.
Mint name / Town : Syracuse, Sicile
Metal : bronze
Diameter : 14,5 mm
Orientation dies : 9 h.
Weight : 2,10 g.
Rarity : R2
Coments on the condition:
Exemplaire sur un petit flan, bien centré des deux côtés. Belle tête d’Athéna. Très joli revers. Belle patine vert lissée
Catalogue references :
Predigree :
Cet exemplaire provient du stock de B. Franceschi & Fils (Bruxellles)
Obverse
Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Tête casquée d’Athéna à droite, coiffée du casque corinthien à triple aigrette.
Reverse
Reverse legend : LÉGENDE EN DEUX LIGNES.
Reverse description : Foudre ailé ; grènetis circulaire.
Reverse legend : SURA/KOSIWN.
Reverse translation : (de Syracuse).
Commentary
Ce type semble plus rare que ne le laissent supposer les ouvrages généraux.
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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