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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Andres2, post: 2806091, member: 79017&quot;]Picked these Sicilians up on a local site for 32 euros.</p><p><br /></p><p>Already had a better coin of an Akragas eagles on prey, but still a nice so-so coin:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]655521[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Pleased with this Hippocamp one, variety with a dolphin in front and back of Pallas:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]655522[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Coin from the Mamertines , Italian mercenaries hired by Agathocles of Syracuse , but when he died in 289 BC , the Mamertines were out of a job.</p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; By killing all the male inhabitants of the harbour city Messana (Messina)they took over the city and made a living from piracy and raiding the Sicilian country side.</p><p><br /></p><p>King Hieron II of Syracuse didn&#039;t like that and put up an army to attack the Mamertines, they called in the Carthagians for help, who occupied the harbour of Messana with their warships.</p><p><br /></p><p>The Marmatines didn&#039;t like that and now called for help from their Roman fellowman ,</p><p>the Romans didn&#039;t like the Mamertines but they weren&#039;t happy with the Carthagian&nbsp; fleet so close to the Italian mainland.</p><p><br /></p><p>This was the beginning of the first Punic war 264-241 BC between Rome and Carthago</p><p>the Mamertines disappeared into oblivion , how sad, never mind.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]655525[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]655526[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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