Meepzorp's Ancient Coins


Greek Sicily


Sicily


Syracuse, Part 6


Meepzorp Home Page



Sicily, Syracuse, Hiketas, 288-279 BC, AE 18
ΣYPAKOΣIΩN,
head of Persephone wearing wreath of grain/
charioteer driving biga, star
SNG ANS 755-775, SNG Cop. 805
Posted December 2015







Sicily, Syracuse, Fourth Democrcay-Hiketas, ca. 289-278 BC, AE 21
ΔIOΣ EΛΛANIOY,
youthful laureate head of Zeus Hellanios/
ΣYPAKOΣIΩN,
eagle standing on thunderbolt, A
SNG ANS 799-801, CNS II, 301, 154 var.
Posted December 2015







Sicily, Syracuse, Pyrrhus, 278-276 BC, AE 21
head of Kore-Persephone/
ΠYPPOY BAΣIΛEΩΣ,
Demeter seated 3/4 (3-D), holding sceptre and barley ear
SNG ANS 839-841 var., CNS II, 332, 186,
Scarce (NC), ex Lindgren collection
Posted December 2015







Sicily, Syracuse, Pyrrhus, 278-276 BC, AE 21, 10.98g
ΣYPAKOΣIΩN,
head of Herakles wearing lion skin headdress/
Athena Promachos standing,
holding shield and spear (or thunderbolt?), trident
SNG ANS 847 var., SNG Cop. 809 var.,
Scarce (NC) or Rare (R1), ex Lindgren collection
Posted December 2015