E-auction 288-208179 - bgr_497036 - SICILY - SYRACUSE Litra
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| Estimate : | 75 € |
| Price : | 29 € |
| Maximum bid : | 48 € |
| End of the sale : | 22 October 2018 14:02:30 |
| bidders : | 5 bidders |
Type : Litra
Date: c. 317-310 AC.
Mint name / Town : Syracuse, Sicile
Metal : bronze
Diameter : 19 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 5,88 g.
Rarity : R1
Coments on the condition:
Flan bien centré des deux côtés. Usure importante mais régulière. Monnaie bien identifiable. Patine vert foncé
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse description : Tête de Koré (Perséphone) à gauche, couronné avec des épis ; derrière, une amphore ; grènetis circulaire.
Obverse legend : [SURAKOSION].
Obverse translation : (de Syracuse).
Reverse
Reverse description : Taureau chargeant à gauche ; au-dessus, une massue.
Reverse legend : M/IE.
Commentary
Le revers est très proche des petits bronzes de Marseille au taureau chargeant.
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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