bgr_557815 - SICILY - SYRACUSE Hemilitron
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Item sold on our e-shop (2021)
Price : 380.00 €
Type : Hemilitron
Date: c. 295-289 AC.
Mint name / Town : Syracuse, Sicile
Metal : copper
Diameter : 23 mm
Orientation dies : 9 h.
Weight : 9,55 g.
Rarity : R1
Coments on the condition:
Monnaie idéalement centrée. Très beau revers, de style fin. Patine vert olive
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse description : Tête d'Artémis (Diane) à droite, avec boucles d'oreille et collier ; le carquois est visible derrière la tête sur le cou ; grènetis circulaire.
Obverse legend : SWTEIRA
Obverse translation : (salvatrice).
Reverse
Reverse description : Foudre ailé ; grènetis circulaire.
Reverse legend : AGAQOKLES// BASILEOS
Reverse translation : (Agathoklès roi).
Historical background
SICILY - SYRACUSE
(317-289 BC)
Agathokles, tyranus of Syracuse
Agathokles had seized power in Syracuse in 317 BC and assumed the title of king in 305 BC. In 310 the tyrant invaded North Africa and attacked Carthage, but he was defeated in 307 and must retire to Sicily. Peace, signed the following year with the hereditary enemy, consecrates the hegemony of Agathokles over all Sicily.
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