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Sicily, Hieron II
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Head of Poseidon left
ΙΕΡΩ-ΝΟΣ
ornamented trident, dolphins at sides
Bronze AE 20
6.96g, 20mm
Syracuse Sicily mint
270-215 BC
SNG Cop 856, SGCV I 1223?
Ex-ANE
Hieron II was tyrant and then king of Syracuse, c. 270 to 215 B.C. His rule brought 50 years of peace and prosperity, and Syracuse became one of the most renowned capitals of antiquity. He enlarged the theater and built an immense altar. The literary figure Theocritus and the philosopher Archimedes lived under his rule. After struggling against the Mamertini, he eventually allied with Rome.
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