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Sicily-Syracuse, AR Tetradrachm, c.482-480 BC
(No legend)
Charioteer driving walking quadriga right, holding kentron and reins; Nike
flying above and crowning horses
SURAKOSION
Diademed head of Arethusa right; four dolphins swimming clockwise around
23mm x 24mm, 17.28g
Boehringer 89 (V44/R58); SNG ANS 23 (same obverse die)
Ex Barry Murphy,
CICF, April 2008
Note: The obverse of the Syracusan Tetradrachm shows a charioteer driving a
quadriga right. On nearly all the dies though, only two horse heads are
visible. Only two dies, this one (V44) and V45 show all four horse heads.
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Sicily-Syracuse, EL 25 Litrae, c.310-305 BC
(No legend)
Laureate head of Apollo left
SURAKO | SIWN
Lyre
10mm x 11mm, 1.82g
SNG ANS 617
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Sicily-Syracuse, Hiketas II, AE24, c.287-278 BC
SURAKUSIWN
Head of Persephone right, B behind
(No legend)
Biga right
A X in exergue
Sear Greek 1210
Note: Obverse slightly rotated and
double stuck, most of the eye and cheek detail evident on both strikes.
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Sicily-Syracuse, Hiketas II, AE23, c.287-278 BC
DIOSELLANOU
Laureate head of young Zeus Hellanios left, trophy in right field
SURAKO_SIWN
Eagle standing left on thunderbolt, * in left field
22mm x 24mm, 9.37g
SNG ANS 810; Calciati 156
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Sicily-Syracuse, Philistis (Wife of Hieron II), AR 16 Litrai, 216-215 BC
(No legend)
Veiled, diademed head of Philistis left
BASILISEAS
Nike in walking quadriga right
Crescent in upper field, A in right field
FILISTIDOS in exergue
26mm x 27mm, 13.03g
Burnett, Enna 32; SNG ANS 876 variant
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Sicily-Syracuse, AR 8 Litrai, 214-212 BC, Fifth Democracy
(No legend)
Head of Athena left wearing crested Corinthian helmet, necklace and single
pendant earring
SURAKOSIWN
Winged thunderbolt
YA S in lower field
23mm x 25mm, 6.72g
Burnett, Enna 28; SNG ANS 1046 (same dies)
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