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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TIF, post: 2564386, member: 56859&quot;]Mmm mmm good... I love all Syracusian coins and this thread has some nice big bronzes!&nbsp; One of these days I want to get one these large double dolphin bronzes!</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Dionysios I, 405-367 BCE, although I&#039;ve seen slightly different date ranges.&nbsp; Here&#039;s a CNG example similar to your coin:</p><p><a href="https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=272409" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=272409" rel="nofollow">https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=272409</a></p><p><br /></p><p>I don&#039;t have a Syracuse bronze in this large denomination but do have some smaller ones:</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. Dionysios I (405-367 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>As with most Heritage lots, this coin was slabbed and upon returning home it was freed within minutes. NGC gave it the baffling grade of MS 5/5 strike, 4/5 surfaces, Fine Style. &quot;Mint State&quot;... I think we&#039;ve discussed that nonsense many times before. I wanted it simply because of the exceptional hippocamp <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s a smaller bronze from that era:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ae43f8_b951978245b64425a71013018a99516d.jpg/v1/fill/w_850,h_436,al_c,q_90/ae43f8_b951978245b64425a71013018a99516d.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><b>Sicily, Syracuse.&nbsp; Dionysios I</b></p><p>c. 390 BCE</p><p>Æ tetras, 14 mm, 1.8 gm</p><p>Obv:&nbsp; head of nymph facing slightly left, wearing necklace</p><p>Rev:&nbsp; octopus</p><p>Ref: CNS 29; SNG ANS 385[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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