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   View Categories Home > Catalog > |Greek Coins| > |Geographic - All Periods| > |Sicily| > |Syracuse| > GI75165
Syracuse, Sicily, Fifth Democracy, 214 - 212 B.C.
|Syracuse|, |Syracuse,| |Sicily,| |Fifth| |Democracy,| |214| |-| |212| |B.C.|, Overcoming formidable resistance and the ingenious devices of Archimedes, the Roman General Marcus Claudius Marcellus took Syracuse in the summer of 212 B.C. Archimedes was killed during the attack. The plundered artworks taken back to Rome from Syracuse lit the initial spark of Greek influence on Roman culture.
GI75165. Bronze tetras, Calciati II p. 418, 209; BMC Sicily p. 225, 675; SNG ANS 1052; SNG Munchen 1549; SNG Cop -; SGCV I -; HGC 2 -, aVF, bare bronze high-points, reverse a little off-center, Syracuse mint, weight 1.814g, maximum diameter 12.5mm, die axis 150o, c. 214 - 212 B.C.; obverse diademed head of Poseidon right, crescent with horns up behind; reverse ornamented trident head, dolphin with head downward flanking on each side, ΣYP-AKO/ΣI-ΩN in two lines in lower field divided by shank; ; rare; SOLD











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