Description
Sicily, Syracuse. Timoleon and 3rd Democracy (344 – 317 BC). AE Dilitron. ΖΕΥΣ ΕΛΕΥΘΕΡΙΟΣ; laureate head of Zeus Eleutherios left / ΣΥΡΑΚΟΣΙΟΝ; horse prancing left.
Sicily, Syracuse, Timoleon and 3rd Democracy; AE Dilitron
85,00 €
Specifications
| Diameter [mm]: | AE26 |
| Weight [g]: | 18,12 |
| Grade: | gF/F |
| Attribution: | Calciati II, p. 185, 80; SNG ANS 533 ff.; SNG Morcom 717; SNG München 1159 |
| Commentary: | mottled brown and olive patina |
Historical Context
Timoleon led a rescue mission of a small Corinthian force to help the city of Syracuse in the struggle against Carthage being well over 60 years old.
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