FORVM VF Syracuse Sicily Timoleon AE25 342-338 BC Head of Zeus / Thunderbolt - $184 - (Morehead City, NC)
Syracuse, Sicily, Timoleon, 344 - 336 B.C.Justinian I struck coins in Sicily, most likely at Syracuse beginning in the 540's. The Syracuse mint remained operational until the city was captured by the Arabs in 878. Threatened by Carthage and dominated by Hiketas, the tyrant of Leontini, Syracusans sent an appeal for help to their mother city, Corinth. By a unanimous vote Corinth selected Timoleon to set sail for Sicily with a few leading citizens of Corinth and a small troop of Greek mercenaries. After defeating Hiketas, Timoleon put order to Syracuse' affairs and established a democratic government. He repelled Carthage in several wars, ending with a treaty which divided the island. Timoleon then retired without any title or office, though he remained practically supreme. He became blind before his death, but when important issues were under discussion he was carried to the assembly to give his opinion, which was usually accepted. When he died the citizens of Syracuse erected a monument to his memory, afterward surrounded with porticoes, and a gymnasium called Timoleonteum.GI87379. Bronze hemidrachm, references: Calciati II p. 167, 72; SNG ANS 477; SNG Cop 727; SNG München 1151; BMC Sicily p. 189, 313; Laffaille 220; HGC 2 1440 (S); condition: VF, nice style, brown tone, porosity/light corrosion, mint: Syracuse, weight: 16.601g, maximum diameter: 24.6mm, die axis: 180o, date struck: c. 342 - 338 B.C.; obverse ZEY EEYEPIO, laureate head of Zeus Eleutherios right; reverse YPAKOIN (clockwise starting upper right), thunderbolt, eagle on right standing right with wings closed; $184 Forum Ancient Coins' Buy it Now eBay listings are priced to sell. We do NOT consider offers for our FIXED PRICE eBay listings. GUARANTEE Guaranteed Delivery - We guarantee delivery. If your order is not delivered we will refund. Authenticity Guaranteed For Eternity - Any item deemed a forgery may be returned anytime forever for a refund of the purchase price. If any coin purchased from For…
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