KurtS Posted February 20, 2012 Report Share Posted February 20, 2012 Sicily, Syracuse. Agathokles. 317-289 BC. AE24 Litra. Period 4, circa 295 BC. SWTEIRA, head of Artemis right, in triple-pendant earring & necklace, quiver over shoulder. Reverse, Winged thunderbolt, AGAQOKLEOS above, BASILEOS below 9.58 gr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted February 21, 2012 Report Share Posted February 21, 2012 nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlueke Posted February 21, 2012 Report Share Posted February 21, 2012 Nice coins. Is that Artemis or Persephone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KurtS Posted February 21, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2012 Thanks, and it looks like what I wrote is hard to read--it is Artemis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saor Alba Posted February 22, 2012 Report Share Posted February 22, 2012 Syracusan coins are my favourite ancients, very reflective of a culture that valued artistry. Thanks for sharing your acquisition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YeOldeCollector Posted February 25, 2012 Report Share Posted February 25, 2012 Many thanks for posting, it's a wonderful coin. Having been to Syracuse really makes me want to own a coin from there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlueke Posted February 28, 2012 Report Share Posted February 28, 2012 What I wonder abut Artemis versus Perspehone is how did the author of the reference book decide because on some of these coins their images are pretty similar and there don't appear to be any obvious attributes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saor Alba Posted February 28, 2012 Report Share Posted February 28, 2012 What I wonder abut Artemis versus Perspehone is how did the author of the reference book decide because on some of these coins their images are pretty similar and there don't appear to be any obvious attributes Artemis usually has her little quiver of arrows at the back of her neck as on the above coin, and the example I have: While Persephone is depicted thusly: And yet another depiction of Persephone: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KurtS Posted February 28, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 28, 2012 That's a nicely detailed group! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlueke Posted February 29, 2012 Report Share Posted February 29, 2012 Aha! Thanks, I didn't notice that quiver. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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