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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;zumbly, post: 4904966, member: 57495&quot;]Very handsome Syracusan bronze, [USER=90981]@Shea19[/USER]!&nbsp; I won one coin from this collection two months ago, but it&#039;s still with Naville.&nbsp; I&#039;ll be interested to see if the tags will be similar to yours.&nbsp; Unfortunately, I won&#039;t be getting the coin it until I manage to pick up at least one or two more shipping companions for it. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie3" alt=":(" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />&nbsp;&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>In the meantime, here are my butting bulls of Syracuse. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1183277[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>SICILY, Syracuse. Agathokles. </b></p><p>AE22. 10.15g, 22.2mm. SICILY, Syracuse, time of Agathokles, struck circa 317-310 BC. HGC 2, 1444; CNS 96. O: [ΣΥPAKOΣIΩN], Head of Kore-Persephone left, wreathed with grain; grain ear to right. R: Bull butting left; dolphin above and below, NK monogram above.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1183286[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>SICILY, Syracuse. Hieron II.</b></p><p>AE18. 4.08g, 17.9mm. SICILY, Syracuse, Hieron II, circa 275-269/265 BC. CNS 199; HGC 2, 1497; Virzi 1924 (<i>this coin</i>). O:&nbsp; Wreathed head of Kore-Persephone left. R: Bull butting left; club and monogram above, IE in exergue.</p><p><i>Ex Edgar L. Owen Collection; ex Thomas Virzi Collection (1881-1974), no. 1924</i></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1183287[/ATTACH] </p><p><b>SICILY, Syracuse. Hieron II.</b></p><p>AE19. 5.48g, 19mm. SICILY, Syracuse, Hieron II, circa 275-269/265 BC. SNG Cop 867; HGC 2, 1497 (controls). O: ΣΥPAKOΣIΩN, Head of Kore-Persephone left wearing wreath of grain ears. R: Bull butting left; club and TI above, IE below.</p><p><i>Ex Cardinal Joachim Meisner (1933-2017) Collection</i>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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