Sicily, Syracuse, Pyrrhos; head of Herakles/Athena
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Description
Sicily, Syracuse, Pyrrhos, 278 – 276 BC. AE Litra. Head of Herakles left, clad in lion’s scalp head-dress / ΣΥΡΑΚΟΣΙΩΝ; Athena Promachos advancing right, hurling javelin with right, shield in left.
Specifications
| Diameter [mm]: | AE22 |
| Weight [g]: | 7,40 |
| Grade: | gF/gF |
| Attribution: | Calciati II p. 321, 176; SNG Cop 813, SNG ANS 852 ff.; SGCV I 1214 |
| Commentary: | dark olive patina, well centered, some roughness |
Historical Context
Because of growing opposition to his conduct in Sicily, Pyrrhos left after only two years with the words: "What a wrestling ground we are leaving, my friends, for the Carthaginians and the Romans."
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