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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;zumbly, post: 2481686, member: 57495&quot;]Nice OP coin and others in the thread so far.&nbsp; I&#039;ve relatively few Syracusans, but look forward to picking up more in the years to come.&nbsp; There are just so many wonderful coins from this city to collect.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/upload_2016-3-30_20-49-8-png.489682/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>SICILY, Syracuse</b></p><p><b>Timoleon and the Third Democracy (336 - 317 BC)</b></p><p>AE Dilitron. 21.31g, 27mm.&nbsp; SICILY, Syracuse, Timoleon and the Third Democracy, circa 336 - 317 BC.&nbsp; Calciati 80; SNG Cop 725.&nbsp; O: [ΖΕΥΣ ΕΛΕΥΘΕΡΙΟΣ], laureate head of Zeus Eleutherios left.&nbsp; R: [ΣYPAKOΣIΩN], horse prancing left.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]523969[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>SICILY, Syracuse</b></p><p><b>Agathokles (317-289 BC)</b></p><p>Rare. AR Stater. 8.25g, 21.4mm. SICILY, Syracuse. Time of Agathokles, circa 304-289 BC. Pegasi 14; SNG ANS 560. O: Helmeted head of Athena right, helmet decorated with griffin, palladium behind. R: [ΣYPAKOΣIΩN], pegasos flying left, triskeles above, corn ear below.</p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/upload_2016-3-30_20-49-18-png.489683/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></b></p><p><b>SICILY, Syracuse</b></p><p><b>Dionysios I (406-367 BC)</b></p><p>AE Litra. 7.16g, 19.7mm. SICILY, Syracuse, Dionysios I, circa 400-390 BC. CNS 41; SNG ANS 434-446. O: ΣVPA, Head of Athena left, wearing Corinthian helmet decorated with wreath; pellet behind. R: Bridled hippocamp left.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]523970[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>SICILY, Syracuse</b></p><p><b>Hieron II (270-215 BC)</b></p><p>AE18. 4.08g, 17.9mm. SICILY, Syracuse, Hieron II, circa 275-269 BC. CNS 192; HGC 2, 1497; Virzi 1924 (this coin). O:&nbsp; Wreathed head of Kore-Persephone left. R: Bull butting left; club and AP monogram above, IE in exergue. </p><p><i>Ex Thomas Virzi Collection, no. 1924</i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p>Ah, heck, let me just show off the latest one again <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]523971[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>SICILY, Syracuse</b></p><p><b>Second Democracy (466-405 BC)</b></p><p>AR Tetradrachm. 17.24g, 28.7mm. Struck circa 430 BC. Boehringer Series XX, 644 (V327/R443); HGC 2, 1319; SNG ANS 209. O: Charioteer driving slow quadriga right; above, Nike flying right, crowning horses. R: ΣΥΡΑΚΟΣΙΟΝ, Head of Arethusa right, wearing hooked-shaped earring and necklace, hair bound in sakkos ornamented with a meander pattern; four dolphins around. </p><p><i>Ex Colin E. Pitchfork Collection</i>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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