Sicily, Syracuse, Agathokles; head of Persephone/bull
55,00 €
Description
Sicily, Syracuse, Agathokles (317 – 289 BC). Struck ca 317 – 310 BC. Head of Kore-Persephone left, crowned with ears of corn / Bull butting left, club and monogram above, IE below.
Specifications
| Diameter [mm]: | AE17 |
| Weight [g]: | 3,86 |
| Grade: | aVF/aVF |
| Attribution: | SNG ANS 597; Calciati II, 404, 199, R18 (under Hieron) |
| Commentary: | green patina, good centering |
Historical Context
In 317 BC Agathokles, with an army of mercenaries as his support, became a magistrate of Syracuse and got rid of his earlier opponents, killing 4,000 and banishing 6,000.
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