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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TIF, post: 3563513, member: 56859&quot;]<b>Syracuse:</b></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%25252Fstatic.wixstatic.com%25252Fmedia%25252Fae43f8_7b2de20fa2f9493b92586ff830e4c774.jpg%25252Fv1%25252Ffill%25252Fw_1000%25252Ch_625%25252Cal_c%25252Cq_90%25252Fae43f8_7b2de20fa2f9493b92586ff830e4c774.jpg%2526hash%253D8fcd1894533ec93630413e836bfc6cc5%26hash%3D7dea61ccb90f0498bca9d71f14fb7660&amp;hash=234ee9318968e225ff518172658f3e25" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>SICILY, Syracuse. Agathokles</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>The story of its acquisition is <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/">here</a>.</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><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%25252Fstatic.wixstatic.com%25252Fmedia%25252Fae43f8_b951978245b64425a71013018a99516d.jpg%25252Fv1%25252Ffill%25252Fw_850%25252Ch_436%25252Cal_c%25252Cq_90%25252Fae43f8_b951978245b64425a71013018a99516d.jpg%2526hash%253Db9f62059115bb22f55327542b4b324b3%26hash%3Deb89347ad6258907edcaa9fec7a47ee8&amp;hash=33f169b317dea775f7e7eb81c2117594" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Sicily, Syracuse. Dionyisos I, tetras. Nymph / octopus</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%252525252Fstatic.wixstatic.com%252525252Fmedia%252525252Fae43f8_61a36d205a14409b827d2aec9e29cfc0.jpg%252525252Fv1%252525252Ffill%252525252Fw_1000%252525252Ch_510%252525252Cal_c%252525252Cq_90%252525252Fae43f8_61a36d205a14409b827d2aec9e29cfc0.jpg%25252526hash%2525253D4e05fb18eb697a4cd90a57ad3fdcf5b7%252526hash%25253D9b604e820ba1f5fb33f4613a594a4a6a%2526hash%253Def229d2b1f97328be9bd81f41417c1c0%26hash%3D5b7b75cfd11949136e5fb331bde6a40f&amp;hash=c9be810f4954c83cb7f5555f1cfb7cd7" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Sicily, Syracuse. AE 13, c. 425 BCE. Arethusa(?)/hippocamp &amp; octopus[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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