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ID:     734098
     [UNVERIFIED]
Type:     Greek
Region:     SICILY
City:     Syracuse
Issuer:     Hieron II
Date Ruled:     275-215 BC
Metal:     Bronze
Denomination:     AE20
Struck / Cast:     struck
Date Struck:     BC Circa 274-216
Diameter:     20 mm
Weight:     6.67 g
Obverse Description:     Head of Kore left; ivy leaf behind
Reverse Legend:     M / IE
Reverse Description:     Bull charging left; club, M above, IE in exergue
Exergue:     IE
Primary Reference:     Calciati II pg. 344, 191
Reference2:     SNG ANS 581 cf.
Photograph Credit:     Classical Numismatic Group
Source:     http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=30389
Grade:     EF, green patina.