KurtS Posted March 19, 2012 Report Share Posted March 19, 2012 Syracuse Sicily, Hieron II 275-215 BC, AE18, 5.74g Obv: Head of Poseidon left Rev: Ornamental trident, dolphin to each side "IER-WNOS" below Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted March 19, 2012 Report Share Posted March 19, 2012 A nice coin! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art1.2 Posted March 19, 2012 Report Share Posted March 19, 2012 Very nice. It takes a great love of history to collect and research these pieces. Way to go! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KurtS Posted March 19, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 19, 2012 Thanks! An interesting historical footnote on Hieron II is his favorable review in Machiavelli's The Prince "For even while a private citizen his merit was so remarkable...he lacked nothing a king should have save his kingdom". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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