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ID:
188822
[UNVERIFIED]
Type:
Greek
Region:
SICILY
City:
Syracuse
Issuer:
Republic
Date Ruled:
214-212 BC
Metal:
Silver
Denomination:
8 Litrae
Struck / Cast:
struck
Date Struck:
BC 214-212
Diameter:
23 mm
Weight:
6.79 g
Obverse Description:
Helmeted head of Athena left
Reverse Legend:
ΣΥΡΑΚΟΣΙΩΝ / ΞΑ
Reverse Description:
winged thunderbolt; XA
Primary Reference:
SNG ANS 1045
Reference2:
Burnett 94
Photograph Credit:
Classical Numismatic Group
Source:
http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=42622
Grade:
Toned, near EF
Notes:
The Syracusan ruler Hieron II, a loyal ally of Rome, died in 215 BC while the Romans were locked in a life-and-death struggle with Hannibal of Carthage
Created and Managed by Alfredo De La Fe
