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<p>[QUOTE="Justin Lee, post: 4741896, member: 87404"]The H I guess is "missing" or "silent" and the last letter is Sigma for S (Greek H is E... Maybe that's why therecis no Hat the beginning?), so it represents Hieron, and in Greek he probably would've been called Hieronos/Hieronus, I guess?</p><p><br /></p><p>Later, in Roman Imperial times (on provincial coinage), the Sigma was replaced with C for the S instead, like ANTONEINOC for ANTONINUS.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2019/04/collagemaker_20190326_214347170.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2019/04/collagemaker_20190326_214347170.jpg" rel="nofollow"><img src="https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2019/04/collagemaker_20190326_214347170.jpg?w=723" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a></p><p><font size="3"><b>Syracuse, Sicily</b></font></p><p><font size="3"><b>Hieron II, Ruled 270-215 BC, or Fifth Democracy</b></font></p><p><font size="3"><b>AE Litra, Struck circa 214-212 BC</b></font></p><p><font size="3">Obverse: Head of Poseidon left, wearing tania.</font></p><p><font size="3">Reverse: IEPΩNOΣ, Ornate trident between two dolphins; to lower right, ΔA.</font></p><p><font size="3">References: Calciati 197 (Hieron II); SNG ANS 982 (Hieron II)</font></p><p><font size="3">Size: 19.5mm, 6.2g</font></p><p><br /></p><p>Here's another coin of Hieron II with same reverse legend...</p><p><img src="https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2019/05/collagemaker_20190427_132058757.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><font size="3"><b>Syracuse, Sicily</b></font></p><p><font size="3"><b>Hieron II, Ruled 270-215 BC</b></font></p><p><font size="3"><b>AE Hemilitron, Struck circa 230-218/5 BC</b></font></p><p><font size="3">Obverse: Diademed head of Hieron left, beardless.</font></p><p><font size="3">Reverse: Horseman galloping right, holding couched lance, monogram below, IEPΩNOΣ in exergue.</font></p><p><font size="3">References: Calciati 195, BMC 574, SNG ANS 930</font></p><p><font size="3">Size: 26.6mm, 16.9g</font></p><p><font size="3"><br /></font></p><p><i><font size="3">Hieron II was tyrant and then king of Syracuse, c. 270 to 215 B.C. His rule brought 50 years of peace and prosperity, and Syracuse became one of the most renowned capitals of antiquity. He enlarged the theater and built an immense altar. The literary figure Theocritus and the philosopher Archimedes lived under his rule. After struggling against the Mamertini, he eventually allied with Rome.</font></i>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Justin Lee, post: 4741896, member: 87404"]The H I guess is "missing" or "silent" and the last letter is Sigma for S (Greek H is E... Maybe that's why therecis no Hat the beginning?), so it represents Hieron, and in Greek he probably would've been called Hieronos/Hieronus, I guess? Later, in Roman Imperial times (on provincial coinage), the Sigma was replaced with C for the S instead, like ANTONEINOC for ANTONINUS. [URL='https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2019/04/collagemaker_20190326_214347170.jpg'][IMG]https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2019/04/collagemaker_20190326_214347170.jpg?w=723[/IMG][/URL] [SIZE=3][B]Syracuse, Sicily[/B] [B]Hieron II, Ruled 270-215 BC, or Fifth Democracy[/B] [B]AE Litra, Struck circa 214-212 BC[/B] Obverse: Head of Poseidon left, wearing tania. Reverse: IEPΩNOΣ, Ornate trident between two dolphins; to lower right, ΔA. References: Calciati 197 (Hieron II); SNG ANS 982 (Hieron II) Size: 19.5mm, 6.2g[/SIZE] Here's another coin of Hieron II with same reverse legend... [IMG]https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2019/05/collagemaker_20190427_132058757.jpg[/IMG] [SIZE=3][B]Syracuse, Sicily[/B] [B]Hieron II, Ruled 270-215 BC[/B] [B]AE Hemilitron, Struck circa 230-218/5 BC[/B] Obverse: Diademed head of Hieron left, beardless. Reverse: Horseman galloping right, holding couched lance, monogram below, IEPΩNOΣ in exergue. References: Calciati 195, BMC 574, SNG ANS 930 Size: 26.6mm, 16.9g [/SIZE] [I][SIZE=3]Hieron II was tyrant and then king of Syracuse, c. 270 to 215 B.C. His rule brought 50 years of peace and prosperity, and Syracuse became one of the most renowned capitals of antiquity. He enlarged the theater and built an immense altar. The literary figure Theocritus and the philosopher Archimedes lived under his rule. After struggling against the Mamertini, he eventually allied with Rome.[/SIZE][/I][/QUOTE]
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