KurtS 0 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 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ian 0 Posted March 19, 2012 Report Share Posted March 19, 2012 A nice coin! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Art1.2 0 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! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
KurtS 0 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". Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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