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Syracuse, Sicily
North Africa & Sicily, Lot of 9 Bronze Coins, c. 400 - 100 B.C.

|Multiple| |Coin| |Lots|, |North| |Africa| |&| |Sicily,| |Lot| |of| |9| |Bronze| |Coins,| |c.| |400| |-| |100| |B.C.||Lot|
 LT110972. Bronze Lot, 9 bronze coins of North Africa & Sicily, aF - VF, c. 14.2 - 22.6mm, unattributed (but probably Ptolemaic Kyrene, Sardina, Siculo-Punic, and several Syracuse), no tags or flips, the lot is the actual coins in the photograph; as is, no returns, 9 coins; $170.00 (€159.80)
 


Syracuse, Sicily, Second Democracy, 466 - 405 B.C.

|Syracuse|, |Syracuse,| |Sicily,| |Second| |Democracy,| |466| |-| |405| |B.C.||hemilitron|NEW
Following Heron's death, democracy was restored in 466 B.C. Similar to at Athens, the polis was governed by a council and popular assembly with an executive consisting of elected generals or strategoi. Syracuse fought against Athens 427 - 424 B.C. and again 415 - 413 B.C.; ultimately Syracuse was victorious. With further reforms by Diocles, the democratic nature of Syracuse's political structure was further strengthened.GI114975. Bronze hemilitron, Calciati II p. 45, 19; SNG Cop 696; SNG ANS 405; SNG Morcom 682; SNG Munchen 1103; HGC 2 1479 (S), F, fine style, porous, earthen deposits, marks/ scratches, sprue remnants, weight 3.637 g, maximum diameter 15.6 mm, die axis 315o, Syracuse mint, c. 415 - 405 B.C.; obverse head of nymph Arethusa left, hair bound in ampyx and sphendone; reverse wheel with four spokes, ΣY-PA in upper half divided by spoke, two dolphins facing down and inward between the lower spokes; ex Classical Numismatic Group mail bid 78 (14 May 2008), lot 124 (part of); $90.00 (€84.60)
 


Syracuse, Sicily, Hieron II, 275 - 215 B.C.

|Syracuse|, |Syracuse,| |Sicily,| |Hieron| |II,| |275| |-| |215| |B.C.||AE| |27|
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. MA113876. Bronze AE 27, cf. Calciati p. 374, 193; SNG ANS 909 ff.; SNG Cop 843; BMC Sicily p. 215, 565 ff.; HGC 2 1547 (S) (all refs. various controls), weight 14.979 g, maximum diameter 27.2 mm, die axis 315o, Syracuse mint, c. 240 - 215 B.C.; obverse laureate head of Hieron left, beardless, uncertain control symbol behind; reverse cavalryman prancing right, helmeted, wearing military garb, chlamys flying behind, couched spear in right hand, reins in left hand, IEPΩNOΣ in exergue, control symbols (if any) obscure; $27.00 (€25.38)


Syracuse, Sicily, Deinomenid Tyranny (time of Gelon and Hieron), c. 485 - 479 B.C.

|Syracuse|, |Syracuse,| |Sicily,| |Deinomenid| |Tyranny| |(time| |of| |Gelon| |and| |Hieron),| |c.| |485| |-| |479| |B.C.||tetradrachm|
Ex Numismatic Fine Arts with old NFA envelope.SH28065. Silver tetradrachm, cf. Boehringer 123 (V56/R84) and SGCV I 914, EF, toned, weight 17.425 g, maximum diameter 24.4 mm, die axis 270o, obverse slow quadriga driven right by male charioteer holding goad, Nike above flying right crowning horses; reverse ΣYPAKOΣION, Artemis-Arethusa right, hair slightly waved in front turned up under diadem of beads, surrounded by four dolphins swimming clockwise; SOLD







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