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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TIF, post: 3175508, member: 56859&quot;]I completely agree <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />.&nbsp; It&#039;s hard to beat the beauty of ancient Sicilian coins and your new litra is fabulous.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s another heavily toned litra.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cointalk.com%2Fproxy.php%3Fimage%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.cointalk.com%252Fproxy.php%253Fimage%253Dhttps%25253A%25252F%25252Fwww.cointalk.com%25252Fproxy.php%25253Fimage%25253Dhttps%2525253A%2525252F%2525252Fwww.cointalk.com%2525252Fproxy.php%2525253Fimage%2525253Dhttps%252525253A%252525252F%252525252Fwww.cointalk.com%252525252Fproxy.php%252525253Fimage%252525253Dhttps%25252525253A%25252525252F%25252525252Fwww.cointalk.com%25252525252Fproxy.php%25252525253Fimage%25252525253Dhttps%2525252525253A%2525252525252F%2525252525252Fwww.cointalk.com%2525252525252Fproxy.php%2525252525253Fimage%2525252525253Dhttps%252525252525253A%252525252525252F%252525252525252Fwww.cointalk.com%252525252525252Fproxy.php%252525252525253Fimage%252525252525253Dhttps%25252525252525253A%25252525252525252F%25252525252525252Fwww.cointalk.com%25252525252525252Fproxy.php%25252525252525253Fimage%25252525252525253Dhttps%2525252525252525253A%2525252525252525252F%2525252525252525252Fwww.cointalk.com%2525252525252525252Fproxy.php%2525252525252525253Fimage%2525252525252525253Dhttps%252525252525252525253A%252525252525252525252F%252525252525252525252Fwww.cointalk.com%252525252525252525252Fproxy.php%252525252525252525253Fimage%252525252525252525253Dhttps%25252525252525252525253A%25252525252525252525252F%25252525252525252525252Fwww.cointalk.com%25252525252525252525252Fproxy.php%25252525252525252525253Fimage%25252525252525252525253Dhttps%2525252525252525252525253A%2525252525252525252525252F%2525252525252525252525252Fstatic.wixstatic.com%2525252525252525252525252Fmedia%2525252525252525252525252Fae43f8_be19610cf0d0438296b9691d2c71c9cc.jpg%2525252525252525252525252Fv1%2525252525252525252525252Ffit%2525252525252525252525252Fw_1702%2525252525252525252525252Ch_1064%2525252525252525252525252Cq_90%2525252525252525252525252Cusm_0.66_1.00_0.01%2525252525252525252525252Fae43f8_be19610cf0d0438296b9691d2c71c9cc.jpg%252525252525252525252526hash%25252525252525252525253Df8a3a1f91b7b1fdfc37607a9baae58f3%2525252525252525252526hash%252525252525252525253D75165a6384d6fcfb7bc592c9596745a9%25252525252525252526hash%2525252525252525253D38b7d5af62cd46b84bc8fafa14394fcc%252525252525252526hash%25252525252525253D69164ce0a2492a0ea294136a8a93f1b6%2525252525252526hash%252525252525253Dae7142fa58cb3e7ac1f660bb775b0f31%25252525252526hash%2525252525253D200d7b8c25d4829494f49b1dd36a9b8d%252525252526hash%25252525253Df00e4ad265c3dd8beeb49f8d62ecf238%2525252526hash%252525253D8346a65ee8874af7f3a2a95fe2641086%25252526hash%2525253D422ab03cfeadd63c7a46a360b28b0386%252526hash%25253Dfaf7995f9e62a71a5cc4af085cae0f59%2526hash%253Dbcfc73ef4a53edf57bddfff2815655f5%26hash%3D325d9e91fb9518febb99a2fdeebe5f2d&amp;hash=403ab804e0b52021a4ac0bd4f95528aa" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>SICILY, Selinos.</b></p><p>Circa 410 BCE</p><p>AR litra, 11mm, 0.76 g, 1h</p><p>Obv: nymph seated left on rock, right hand raised above her head, extending her left hand to touch coiled serpent before her; selinon leaf above</p><p>Rev: man-faced bull standing right; ΣEΛINONTIOΣ above; in exergue, fish right</p><p>Ref: Potamikon, p. 116 figure 152 (<i>this coin</i>); HGC 2, 1229; SNG ANS 711–2 var. (ethnic); SNG Ashmolean 1904–5; SNG Lloyd 1270 var. (same); Basel –; Dewing –; Rizzo pl. XXXIII, 6. Rare.</p><p><i>ex MoneyMuseum, Zurich;</i></p><p><i>ex Leu 79 (31 October 2000), lot 404;</i></p><p><i>ex Athos Moretti collection, #482, unpublished manuscript.</i></p><p><a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/selinos-litra-this-tiny-coin-has-it-all.258915/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/selinos-litra-this-tiny-coin-has-it-all.258915/">https://www.cointalk.com/threads/selinos-litra-this-tiny-coin-has-it-all.258915/</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Many gorgeous coins were struck under the tyrant Agathokles:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cointalk.com%2Fproxy.php%3Fimage%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.cointalk.com%252Fproxy.php%253Fimage%253Dhttps%25253A%25252F%25252Fwww.cointalk.com%25252Fproxy.php%25253Fimage%25253Dhttps%2525253A%2525252F%2525252Fwww.cointalk.com%2525252Fproxy.php%2525253Fimage%2525253Dhttps%252525253A%252525252F%252525252Fwww.cointalk.com%252525252Fproxy.php%252525253Fimage%252525253Dhttps%25252525253A%25252525252F%25252525252Fwww.cointalk.com%25252525252Fproxy.php%25252525253Fimage%25252525253Dhttps%2525252525253A%2525252525252F%2525252525252Fwww.cointalk.com%2525252525252Fproxy.php%2525252525253Fimage%2525252525253Dhttps%252525252525253A%252525252525252F%252525252525252Fwww.cointalk.com%252525252525252Fproxy.php%252525252525253Fimage%252525252525253Dhttps%25252525252525253A%25252525252525252F%25252525252525252Fstatic.wixstatic.com%25252525252525252Fmedia%25252525252525252Fae43f8_7b2de20fa2f9493b92586ff830e4c774.jpg%25252525252525252Fv1%25252525252525252Ffill%25252525252525252Fw_1000%25252525252525252Ch_625%25252525252525252Cal_c%25252525252525252Cq_90%25252525252525252Fae43f8_7b2de20fa2f9493b92586ff830e4c774.jpg%2525252525252526hash%252525252525253D8fcd1894533ec93630413e836bfc6cc5%25252525252526hash%2525252525253D7dea61ccb90f0498bca9d71f14fb7660%252525252526hash%25252525253D234ee9318968e225ff518172658f3e25%2525252526hash%252525253D0265e08082821215dc8c4f9bfad9aaf6%25252526hash%2525253D683980e6c37af64782ed33fc543aa87b%252526hash%25253D8e733650da08e9dac4f2383a18f953d6%2526hash%253D6fdec3f45eb088f747b3652b6524bf3d%26hash%3D9fd2bbe8557f14d805be648f62c34af8&amp;hash=4e8793fa566261b3e1413e2b48851cf0" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>SICILY, Syracuse. Agathokles (317-289 BCE)</b></p><p>struck 310-305 BCE</p><p>AR tetradrachm, 17.40 g, 24 mm</p><p>Obv: head of the nymph Arethusa left, wearing grain wreath, earring and necklace; around, three dolphins; under, monogram (NK?)</p><p>Rev: ΣYPAKOΣIΩN, fast chariot charioteer leads to left, holding reins and kentron; above, triskeles; in exergue, monogram</p><p>Ref: Ierardi 12 (O2-R8); SNG Copenhagen 573 var., SNG ANS 637</p><p><a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/ancient-adventures-in-bidland-agathokles-tetradrachm.243930/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/ancient-adventures-in-bidland-agathokles-tetradrachm.243930/">https://www.cointalk.com/threads/ancient-adventures-in-bidland-agathokles-tetradrachm.243930/</a></p><p><br /></p><p>As Doug pointed out, the Carthaginians struck some coins while occupying parts of Sicily:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/entellatetrt-ed-jpg.631584/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>SICILY, Entella. Punic issues</b></p><p>c. 300-289 BCE; AR tetradrachm, 24 mm, 16.8 gm, 12h)</p><p>Obv: head of Melquart-Herakles right, wearing lion skin</p><p>Rev: head of horse left; astragalos (cut over poppy) to left, palm tree to right, Punic MHSBM (approximate meaning is &quot;quaestors&quot; or financial controllers) below</p><p>Ref: Jenkins, Punic 366 (O115/R298), series 5b</p><p><i>Ex Gorny &amp; Mosch 138 (7 March 2005), lot 33</i></p><p><br /></p><p>A more modest coin but high on my list of favorites:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cointalk.com%2Fproxy.php%3Fimage%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.cointalk.com%252Fproxy.php%253Fimage%253Dhttps%25253A%25252F%25252Fwww.cointalk.com%25252Fproxy.php%25253Fimage%25253Dhttps%2525253A%2525252F%2525252Fstatic.wixstatic.com%2525252Fmedia%2525252Fae43f8_b951978245b64425a71013018a99516d.jpg%2525252Fv1%2525252Ffill%2525252Fw_850%2525252Ch_436%2525252Cal_c%2525252Cq_90%2525252Fae43f8_b951978245b64425a71013018a99516d.jpg%252526hash%25253Db9f62059115bb22f55327542b4b324b3%2526hash%253Deb89347ad6258907edcaa9fec7a47ee8%26hash%3D33f169b317dea775f7e7eb81c2117594&amp;hash=3aa424799794347b44f27647c202e05f" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>Sicily, Syracuse. Dionysos I</b></p><p><b>390 BCE</b></p><p>Æ tetras, 14 mm, 1.8 gm</p><p>Obv: head of nymph facing slightly left, wearing necklace</p><p>Rev: octopus</p><p>Ref: CNS 29; SNG ANS 385</p><p><br /></p><p>A beautiful hippocamp:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/syracuse-dionysiusi-hippocamp-reshootrt-jpg.495475/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>SICILY, Syracuse. Dionysius I (400-345 BC)</b></p><p>Æ 20 mm, 8.23 gm</p><p>Struck c. 390 BCE</p><p>Obv: head of Athena left, wearing wreathed Corinthian helmet pushed back on head</p><p>Rev: hippocamp left</p><p>Ref: Calciati 35. SNG ANS 426</p><p><i>Formerly slabbed.</i>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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