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8130. EXTREMELY INTERESTING INSCRIPTION FROM GREEK SYRACUSE, c. 5th-4th century BC. Consisting of a thick heavy bronze segment of a circle, engraved with the Greek letters SYRAKO, a triangle and a swastica, one possible archaic letter below and other engraved short lines. Set at the right side with a large blue cabachon glass, and at the left with what appears to be a silver coin of Syracuse, at least a silver disc with the head of a lady, likely Arethusa, facing left. 1.5 x 3.75 inches. A fascinating object that deserves further study. Any additional information on what this object might be and its function would be welcomed. Extremely rare one of a kind artifact. All ancient Greek inscriptions are eagerly sought especially one inscribed with the name of such a famous city. Unique!

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$5500.

Widely accepted as one of the most beautiful coins ever struck. Sadly these magnificent coins were struck from iron dies which seem to have quickly rusted, cracked and abraded so that very few remain with excellent surfaces such as this example.

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7704. SICILY, SYRACUSE, 480-475 BC. Boehringer 239E (V 107E/R 162E), 17.22 gm. Charioteer driving walking quadriga r., Nike flying abv. crowning horses. /Diademed hd. of Arethusa r, four dolphins around, SVRAKOSION. EF. Very rare die variety. Ex. Knobloch Collection (Stacks June 1970, lot 137).

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$2450.

$2450.

11855. SYRACUSE, Second Democracy. 466-405 BC. AR Tetradrachm (23mm, 17.15 g, 9h). Obverse die signed by Eumenos, reverse die signed by Eukleidas. Struck circa 413-405 BC. Charioteer driving fast quadriga left; above, Nike flying right, crowning charioteer; signature EVMHNO[V] in exergue / Head of Arethusa left; below chin, diptych with signature [EVKΛ/EIΔA]; four dolphins around. Tudeer 24 (dies 9/16); HGC 2, 1328. VF, toned, some iridescence. Provenance: The Continental Collection. Provenance: The Continental Collection.

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$12,500

$1250.

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$850.

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In 265 BC, Hieron II routed the Mamertines at the river Longanus, west of Messana. This rare issue of about 36 grams may commemorate this victory and, if comparison is made with Mamertine bronze coins, is the equivalent of an octuple bronze piece (cf. SNG ANS Mamertini 401 [double of about 9 grams] and 402-409 [quadruples of about 18 grams]).

Hieron was sufficiently realistic to abandon his early imperial ambitions in favour of loyalty to Rome and the prosperity and well-being of his people. His system of taxation, adopted by Rome after her annexation of Sicily in 241 BC, and monetary reforms on both the international Attic and local litrai standards, eventually led to the introduction of the Roman denarius (equivalent of an Attic drachm of about 4.3 grams) at the time of the siege of Syracuse in 212/1 BC, and the abandonment of large cast bronze aes grave in favour of Greek-like fiduciary struck bronze.

$1250.