Sicilian Coins

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  1. panzerman

    panzerman Well-Known Member

    Please post all of your coins that where struck in Sicily/

    AV 20 Litrae ND struck circa 405-400BC Syracuse Mint
    Dionysios I Tyrant of Sicily
    obverse: Herakles in Lionskin
    reverse: Quadripartite Incuse Square/ Head of Arethusa/ E-Y-P-A sicily-syracuse-405-400-bc-av-6649290-XL.jpg
     
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  3. The Eidolon

    The Eidolon Well-Known Member

    Does the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies count? i have no idea of they were minted on the Island of Sicily proper or on the Italian peninsula. For some reason, I come across many more 1800s coppers from Naples than from Sicily.

    Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, 10 Tornesi, 1858, Ferdinando II
    Naples and Sicily 1858 10 Tornesi copy.jpeg
     
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  4. JayAg47

    JayAg47 Well-Known Member

    My only coin from Sicily. Syracuse second democracy onkia, Nymph Arethusa with an octopus!

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  5. panzerman

    panzerman Well-Known Member

    Yes, your coin was struck in Naples/ but Ferdinando II ruled over Naples/ Sicily.
     
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  6. robinjojo

    robinjojo Well-Known Member

    That's a nice 20 litrae!

    Here are three coins from Sicily, three ancients, the other from 1791:

    Syracuse, Deinomenid Tyranny, tetradrachm, c. 475-465 BC

    D-Camera Syracuse Tetradrachm, Deinomenid Tyranny, 480-475 BC, 5-16-20.jpg

    Syracuse, Second Democracy, tetradrachm, c. 460 - 406 BC.

    D-Camera Syracuse reshoot tetradrachm, 2nd democracy 460-406 BC, 17.3 g 12-2-20.jpg

    Syracuse, Agathokles, tetradrachm, 317-289 BC.


    D-Camera Syracuse Tetradrachm, Agathokles 5-15-20.jpg
    Sicily, Ferdinand IV, oncia, 1791

    D-Camera Ferdinand IV, Sicily, oncia, 1791 Money Company, 1990, 68.2g 11-24 -20.jpg

    I have a few other ancients and world coins from Sicily that I still to photograph, and I hope to do so soon.
     
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  7. panzerman

    panzerman Well-Known Member

    Beautifull coins! Thanks for posting them:happy:
    John
     
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