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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ancientcoinguru, post: 2328875, member: 75563&quot;]I have also been intriqued by Greek and Roman Republic silver coins depicting a triskeles, but have also found them pricey, and out of my price range.&nbsp; That is why I was delighted to find this bronze beauty last summer for only $35.&nbsp; Some might not think this coin is a beauty since it is not in the best of condition, the legend is not readable, and the design off the flan…but look at the triskeles below the biga on the reverse.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie59" alt=":joyful:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]471940[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]471941[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Sicily, Syracuse</p><p>288-279 BC (reign of Hiketas)</p><p>Obv: ΣΥΡΑΚΟΣΙΩΝ&nbsp; Head of Persephone left, wreathed with corn </p><p>Ref: Galloping biga driven right by charioteer, above, mintmark (triskeles) below the biga</p><p>AE18 - 4.99gm</p><p>Ex CNG Calciati II 123</p><p>Ref: SG1209</p><p>Photo courtesy of vendor.</p><p><br /></p><p>The small triskeles was first used as a mintmark on Sicilian coins in 310 BC.</p><p><br /></p><p>You might be interested in an article written by John Voukelatos in 2011, <i>The Triskeles on Ancient Greek Coins</i>.&nbsp; Numerous photos illustrate this 16-page article, which gives an overview of the greek coins of Magna Graecia, Sicily, Greece and Asia Minor, on which the triskeles appears.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.academia.edu/3760013/The_Triskeles_on_Ancient_Greek_Coins" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.academia.edu/3760013/The_Triskeles_on_Ancient_Greek_Coins" rel="nofollow">https://www.academia.edu/3760013/The_Triskeles_on_Ancient_Greek_Coins</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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