Æ - Hieron II

Features

Issuer	Syracuse (Sicily)
Król	Hieron II (275 BC - 215 BC)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Years	241 BC - 230 BC
Currency	Litra
Composition	Brąz
Weight	18.13 g
Diameter	29.0 mm
Shape	Okrągły (nieregularny)
Technique	Młotkowana
Orientation	Variable alignment ↺
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 187662
References	CNS# 193 Romolo Calciati. Corpus nummorum siculorum. Edizioni G.M., Milan, Italy (3 volumes). , HGC 2# 1547 Oliver D. Hoover; 2012. Handbook of Coins of Sicily (Including Lipara) / Volume 2: Civic, Royal, Siculo-Punic, and Romano-Sicilian Issues : Sixth to First Centuries BC. Classical Numismatic Group, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States. , Buceti# 1506 Giuseppe Buceti; 2010. Monete, storia e topografia della Sicilia greca. Plectica, Messina, Italy. , SNG ANS 5# 909-922 Denyse Bérend; 1988. Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum: The Collection of the American Numismatic Society / Part 5. Sicily 3 (Syracuse-Siceliotes). American Numismatic Society, New York City, New York, United States. , Puglisi# 340 Mariangela Puglisi; 2009. La Sicilia da Dionisio I a Sesto Pompeo: Circolazione e funzione della moneta = Sicily from Dionysius I to Sextus Pompey. DiScAM, Messina, Italy. , SNG Copenhagen# 843 Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum: Royal Collection of Greek Coins. Danish National Museum. Copenhagen, Denmark (44 volumes). , de Luynes# 1377, 1379 Jean Babelon, Louis Ciani (ed.), Jules Florange (ed.). Catalogue de la collection de Luynes - monnaies grecques. Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris, France (4 volumes).

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Obverse

Laureat z głową Hierona II w lewo; za symbolem: sfinks, egida, topór, herm, róg obfitości, delfin, amfora itp. Automatically translated

Reverse

Kawalerzysta w hełmie jadący na koniu w prawo, trzymający lancę prawą ręką. Automatically translated

Script: grecki

Lettering: ΙΕΡΩΝΟΣ

Mint

Syracuse, Italy

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Date					VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
Undetermined
ND (241 BC - 230 BC)							$ 210	$ 700

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Past sales

Pictures	Sale	Date	Grade	Sold price
	Multiple sales of the same specimen: Künker Auction 438 Lot 164	16 Mar 2026	XF	USD 371.61 (EUR 320.00) (+ buyer's premium)
© Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co. KG, Osnabrück and Lübke & Wiedemann KG, Leonberg
	Künker Auction 367 Lot 7076	6 Apr 2022	XF	USD 510.96 (EUR 440.00) (+ buyer's premium)
Ex Giessener Münzhandlung 102, München 2000, Nr. 94
© Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co. KG, Osnabrück and Lübke & Wiedemann KG, Leonberg
	Nomos AG Auction 35 Lot 186	5 Apr 2025	XF	USD 1267.20 (CHF 1000.00) (+ buyer's premium)
© Nomos AG
	Artemide Aste Artemide LXII Lot 159	27 Oct 2024	XF	USD 696.77 (EUR 600.00) (+ buyer's premium)
© Artemide Aste
	Jean Elsen & ses Fils Auction 147 Lot 27	4 Jun 2021	XF	USD 1103.22 (EUR 950.00) (+ buyer's premium)
© Jean Elsen & ses Fils s.a.
	Roma Numismatics Auction XII Lot 115	29 Sep 2016	XF	USD 2013.54 (GBP 1500.00) (+ buyer's premium)
© Roma Numismatics Limited
	Nomos AG Auction 11 Lot 37	9 Oct 2015	XF	USD 7096.32 (CHF 5600.00) (+ buyer's premium)
© Nomos AG
	Hess Divo Auction 310 Lot 40	22 Oct 2008	XF	USD 481.54 (CHF 380.00) (+ buyer's premium)
© Hess Divo
	Jean Elsen & ses Fils Auction 97 Lot 51	13 Sep 2008	XF	USD 325.16 (EUR 280.00) (+ buyer's premium)
© Jean Elsen & ses Fils s.a.
	Noble Numismatics Auction 130 Lot 4152	26 Jul 2022	VF	USD 313.43 (AUD 440.00) (+ buyer's premium)
© Noble Numismatics Pty Ltd