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   View Categories Home > Catalog > |Greek Coins| > |Geographic - All Periods| > |Sicily| > |Other Sicily| > GI73159
Menaion, Sicily, Roman Rule, c. 200 - 150 B.C.
|Other| |Sicily|, |Menaion,| |Sicily,| |Roman| |Rule,| |c.| |200| |-| |150| |B.C.|, Mineo, Sicily (ancient Menaion) is inland about 64 km southwest of Catania. It was a Sikel city, founded around 458 B.C. by King Douketios. In 396 B.C. it was captured by Dionysios I of Syracuse. Under Roman rule Cicero mentions Menaion among the "civitatis decumanae," cities that pay one tenth of their annual harvest to Rome. Today it has about 5,600 residents.
GI73159. Bronze pentonkion, Calciati III p. 183, 2; SNG ANS 292; SNG Cop 379; SNG Munchen 610; HGC 2 757, Choice VF, centered, nice green patina, Menaion (Mineo, Sicily, Italy) mint, weight 3.677g, maximum diameter 16.5mm, die axis 0o, Roman Rule, c. 200 - 150 B.C.; obverse laureate and draped bust of Serapis right, wearing atef crown; reverse Nike in biga charging right, Π (mark of value) below, MENA/INΩN divided in two lines above and below; scarce; SOLD











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