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bgr_736122 - SICILY - SYRACUSE Litra

SICILY - SYRACUSE Litra XF
150.00 €(Approx. 162.00$ | 129.00£)
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Type : Litra
Date: c. 317-310 AC.
Mint name / Town : Syracuse, Sicile
Metal : bronze
Diameter : 19 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 6,04 g.
Rarity : R1
Coments on the condition:
Monnaie idéalement centrée. Très joli revers. Usure régulière. Patine foncée
Catalogue references :

Obverse


Obverse description : Tête de Koré (Perséphone) à gauche, couronné avec des épis ; derrière, une amphore ; grènetis circulaire.
Obverse legend : SURAKOSION.
Obverse translation : (de Syracuse).

Reverse


Reverse description : Taureau chargeant à gauche ; au-dessus, une massue.
Reverse legend : IE.

Commentary


Le revers est très proche des petits bronzes de Marseille au taureau chargeant.

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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