E-auction 40-15451 - bgr_301576 - SICILY - SYRACUSE Litra
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| Estimate : | 75 € |
| Price : | 26 € |
| Maximum bid : | 28 € |
| End of the sale : | 20 January 2014 15:00:30 |
| bidders : | 10 bidders |
Type : Litra
Date: c. 260-220 AC.
Mint name / Town : Syracuse, Sicile
Metal : bronze
Diameter : 19,5 mm
Orientation dies : 9 h.
Weight : 6,53 g.
Coments on the condition:
Exemplaire sur un petit flan épais, légèrement décentré au droit. Très belle tête de Poséidon. Frappe molle et faible au revers. Patine vert foncé, légèrement granuleuse
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Tête de Poséidon à gauche, coiffée de la tainia.
Reverse
Reverse description : Tête de trident ornementée, accostée de deux dauphins.
Reverse legend : IER-RWNOS/ (AG).
Reverse translation : (Hiéron).
Commentary
Poids très léger. Notre exemplaire est très proche des exemplaires de l’American Numismatic Society (ANS. 969 et 1211).
Historical background
SICILY - SYRACUSE
(274-216 BC)
Hieronymus, King of Syracuse
Around 270 BC, Hieron had married Philistis, a descendant of Dionysius the Elder (405-367 AC.), tyrant of Syracuse. Hieron claimed to have for ancestor Gelon himself (485-478 AC.), founder of the Syracusan power. An officer in Pyrrhus' army, he replaced the king after his departure in 274 BC and, during his very long reign, tried to maintain an uneasy balance between the Romans and the Carthaginians. After the First Punic War ended in 241 BC, Sicily became Roman and Syracuse's days were numbered.
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