COA Ancient Greek Sicily Syracuse Hippocamp RARE AE Litra Dionysios I 410-400BC For Sale

COA Ancient Greek Sicily Syracuse Hippocamp RARE AE Litra! Dionysios I 410-400BC Ancient Greek Sicily Syracuse
Hippocamp RARE AE Litra !!

Dionysios I, 410-400 BC.

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Sicily Syracuse Hippocamp RARE AE Litra

Dionysios I, 410-400 BC.

Obv: S U R A abovehelmeted head of Athena left,
wearing Corinthian helmet with coiled serpent.

Rev: Hippocampleft.

Weight:7.16 grams; Size:19 mm; Material: Bronze

Attribution:Calciati 33 SNG ANS 447; SNG Copenhagen
Description: An attractive bronze with nice patina.

The beginning of the fourthcentury BC saw the end of Syracuse greatprosperity and the continuation of the mightystruggle between the tyrant Dionysius I and theCarthaginians for western Sicily. The production ofSyracuse magnificent silver coinage ended abruptlyand was replaced by several series of splendidbronze coinage of which this coin.Hippocampus

hippocampi or hippocamps;Greek:ἱππόκαμπος, fromἵππος, "horse" andκάμπος, "monster"), often called asea-horse inEnglish, is a mythological creature shared byPhoenician[3]andGreek mythology, though the name by which it is recognised is purely Greek. It was also adopted intoEtruscan mythology. It has typically been depicted as ahorsein its forepart with a coiling, scaly,fish-likehindquarter.

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