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Ancient Coinage of Sicily, Syracuse, Agathokles


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Agathocles or Agathokles, Tyrant of Syracuse 317-289 BC.

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BMC 337Sicily, Syracuse, Agathokles AV Drachm. ca. 317–310 BC. Laureate head of Apollo left, traces of retrograde S under neck / SURAKOSIWN, fast biga right, triskeles below. SNG ANS 549cf. TextObvRev
BMC 339Sicily, Syracuse, Agathokles AV Drachm of 4.3g. ca. 317–310 BC. Laureate head of Apollo left, tiny cantharus behind / SURAKOSEWN, fast biga right, triskeles below. TextObvRev
BMC 629Sicily, Syracuse Æ17. 317-310 BC. Head of Persephone left, wearing earring and necklace / L Bull butting left. TextObvRev
BMC 645cfSicily, Syracuse AE19. Diademed head of Poseidon right / trident flanked by dolphins. TextImage
Calciati 96Sicily, Syracuse. Agathokles. 317-289 BC. Brockage Æ Litra. Period 1, 317-310 BC. SURAKOSIWN, wreathed head of Persephone left; poppy behind / Incuse of obverse. TextImage
Calciati 102Sicily, Syracuse. Agathokles. 317-289 BC. Æ 17mm. Head of Kore left, wreath with grain-ears / Bull butting left; astralagos above. TextImage
Calciati 108Syracuse. Agathokles. 317-289 BC. Æ 20mm. Head of Persephone left wearing wreath of grain ears; amphora behind / Bull butting left; monogram above. TextImage
Calciati 115Sicily, Syracuse. Agathokles. 317-289 BC. Æ 21mm. ca 305-295 BC. Helmeted head of Athena right; griffin on helmet / Pegasos flying left; trident head below. SNG ANS 694ff. TextImage
Calciati 116Sicily, Syracuse. Agathokles. 317-289 BC. Æ 24mm (7.75 gm). Helmeted head of Athena right, griffin on helmet; amphora behind / Mounted horseman right, carrying lance. TextImage
Calciati 117Sicily, Syracuse. Agathokles. 317-289 BC. Æ 21mm. Helmeted head of Athena right / Horseman right. SNG ANS 697-699. TextImage
Calciati 133Sicily, Syracuse. Circa 317-289 BC. Æ 24mm. Head of Kore left; grain-ear behind / Flaming torch in oak wreath. SNG ANS 753. TextImage
Calciati 148Sicily, Syracuse. Circa 317-289 BC. Æ 20mm. Laureate head of Zeus left / Thunderbolt. TextImage
Calciati 149Sicily, Syracuse. Agathokles (?). 317-289 BC. Æ 13mm. SURAKOSIWN, laureate head of Apollo left / Dog seated left, head reverted; S below. SNG ANS 744, SNG Cop 763. TextImage
Calciati 150Sicily, Syracuse. ca 289-287 BC. Æ 22mm. SURAKOSIWN, diademed head of Herakles left; star behind / Lion walking right; club above, torch in ex. SNG ANS 738. TextImage
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Calciati 151Sicily, Syracuse. Agathokles. 317-289 BC. Æ 21mm. Struck circa 295-289 BC. SURAKOSIWN, head of Herakles right, wearing tainia, tripod behind / Lion right; club above, torch in ex. TextImage
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Calciati 154Sicily, Syracuse AE21. 288-279 BC. Head of young Zeus left / Eagle standing left. TextObvRev
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Calciati 154cfSicily, Syracuse AE22. Beardless head of Zeus Hellanios left / eagle on thunderbolt left. TextImage
DeLuynes_1267Sicily, Syracuse, Agathokles AV Drachm. Laureate head of Apollo left, amphora behind / SURAKOSION, tripod. TextImage
DeLuynes_1460Sicily, Syracuse, Agathokles EL 25 Litrae. ca 310-306 BC. Laureate head of Apollo left; pileus behind / Tripod. Jenkins Group B. TextImage
Ierardi 1Sicily, Syracuse, time of Agathocles AR Tetradrachm. ca 317-310 BC. Head of Arethusa left, wreathed with grain leaves, in triple-pendant earring & pearl necklace, NK monogram beneath neck truncation, three dolphins around / SURAKOSIWN, fast quadriga left, triskeles above, AN monogram in ex beneath ethnic. TextImage
Ierardi 41Sicily, Syracuse, Agathokles AR Tetradrachm. ca 310-305 BC. Wreathed head of Arethusa left, in triple-pendant earring & necklace, three dolphins around, NK below neck / SURAKOSIWN in ex, charioteer driving quadriga left, kentron in right hand, reins in left; triskeles above, AI monogram in ex. SNG Lockett 1002, Weber 1668. TextImage
Ierardi 48Syracuse, Sicily, AR tetradrachm. Time of Agothokles, 317-289 BC, struck c. 310-305 BC, Head of Arethusa left, with drop earring and necklace, dolphins around, NK below. / Quadriga. TextImage
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Ierardi 87Sicily, Syracuse, Agathokles AR Tetradrachm. ca 305-295 BC. KORAS, wreathed head of Kore right, in single-pendant earring & necklace / AGAQOKLEIOS below Nike standing right erecting trophy; AI monogram left, triskeles to outer right. Gulbenkian 334, SNG Munich 1266. TextImage
Ierardi 92vSicily, Syracuse, Agathokles AR Tetradrachm. ca 305-295 BC. KORAS, wreathed head of Kore right, in single-pendant earring & necklace / AGAQOKLEOS in exergue, Nike standing right & erecting trophy; AI monogram left, triskeles to outer right. Gulbenkian 336, SNG Fitzwilliam 1347. TextImage
Ierardi 103Sicily, Syracuse, Agathocles AR Tetradrachm. ca 310-305 BC. KOPAS, head of Kore right, wreathed with grain, in pendant earring / AGAQOKLEOUS, Nike standing right before trophy, hammer in right hand, nail in left, AN monogram in left field, triskeles in right field. Boston 463. TextImage
SNGANS 549Sicily, Syracuse. Agathokles. AV Dekadrachm. ca 317-310 BC. Laureate head of Apollo left / SURAKOSIW-N, charioteer driving biga right, holding kentron in right hand, reins in left; triskeles oriented counterclockwise below. TextImage
SNGANS 550Sicily, Syracuse. Agathokles. 317-289 BC. AV Dekadrachm. ca 317-310 BC. Laureate head of Apollo left; S below / SUR-A-KO-SIWN, charioteer driving biga right, holding kentron in right hand, reins in left; triskeles oriented counterclockwise below. TextImage
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SNGANS 551Sicily, Syracuse. Agathokles AV Dekadrachm or 50 Litrae. ca 317-310 BC. Laureate head of Apollo left; [S] behind / SURA-K-OSIWN, charioteer driving biga right; triskeles below. Gulbenkian 327. TextImage
SNGANS 552cfSicily, Syracuse, Agathokles AV Dekadrachm or 50 Litrae. Struck circa 317-310 BC. Laureate head of Apollo left; kantharos behind / SUR-AK-O-SIWN, charioteer driving biga right, holding kentron in right hand, reins in left; triskeles below horses. BMC 339. TextImage
SNGANS 557SICILY, Syracuse. Agathokles. 317-289 BC. AR Didrachm (21mm, 8.12 gm). Struck circa 317-310 BC. Head of Athena right, in crested Corinthian helmet decorated with griffin / Pegasos flying left; triskeles in exergue. SNG ANS 557 (same dies). Nice VF. TextImage
SNGANS 570Sicily, Syracuse, Agathokles. AE20. 317-295 BC. Wreathed head of Persephone left / Bull butting left, dolphin above. TextImage
SNGANS 576Sicily, Syracuse AE20. 4th century BC. Head of Persephone left / Bull butting left, club above. TextImage
SNGANS 622Sicily, Syracuse. Agathokles. 317-289 BC. EL 50 Litrai. ca 310-306 BC. Laureate head of Apollo left; altar behind / SURAK-OSIWN, tripod. TextImage
SNGANS 623Sicily, Syracuse. Agathokles. 317-289 BC. EL 50 Litrai. ca 310-306 BC. Laureate head of Apollo left; eight-pointed star behind / SURAK-OSIWN, tripod. TextImage
SNGANS 630Sicily, Syracuse. Agathokles. 317-289 BC. EL 50 Litrai. ca 310-306 BC. Laureate head of Apollo left; eight-pointed star behind / SURAK-OSIWN, tripod; P within legs. TextImage
SNGANS 630cfSicily, Syracuse. Agathokles. 317-289 BC. EL 50 Litrai. ca 310-306 BC. Laureate head of Apollo left; eight-pointed star behind / SURAK-OSIWN, tripod-lebes. TextObvRev
SNGANS 631Syracuse. Reign of Agathokles. 317-289 BC. Struck ca. 310-306 BC. EL 25 litrae (3.53 grams). Laureate head of Apollo left, horse's head behind / tripod with lion's feet. SNGCop 706. TextImage
SNGANS 632Syracuse. Reign of Agathokles. 317-289 BC. Struck ca. 310-306 BC. EL 25 litrae (3.53 grams). Laureate head of Apollo left, horse's head behind / tripod with lion's feet. SNGCop 706. TextImage
SNGANS 633Sicily, Syracuse. Agathokles. 317-289 BC. AR Tetradrachm. Circa 310-305 BC. Wreathed head of Arethusa left, three dolphins around, NI below neck / Charioteer driving quadriga left, holding kentron in right hand, reins in left; triskeles above. TextImage
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SNGANS 634Sicily, Syracuse. Agathokles. 317-289 BC. AR Tetradrachm. Circa 310-305 BC. Wreathed head of Arethusa left, three dolphins around, NI below neck / Charioteer driving quadriga left, holding kentron in right hand, reins in left; triskeles above. TextImage
SNGANS 638Sicily, Syracuse. Agathokles. AR Tetradrachm. 310-305 BC. Wreathed head of Artemis-Arethusa left, three dolphins around; NI below neck / Charioteer driving quadriga left holding kentron, triskeles above. TextImage
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SNGANS 639Sicily, Syracuse. Agathokles. AR Tetradrachm. Struck circa 310-305 BC. Wreathed head of Arethusa left, three dolphins around, NI below neck / Charioteer driving quadriga left, holding kentron in right hand, reins in left. TextImage
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SNGANS 642Syracuse. Agathokles AR Tetradrachm. c310-305 BC. Wreathed head of Arethusa left, three dolphins around, FI below neck / Charioteer driving quadriga left, holding kentron, triskeles above, AI monogram in ex. TextImage
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SNGANS 643Sicily, Syracuse, Agathokles AR Tetradrachm. ca 310-305 BC. Wreathed head of Arethusa left, three dolphins around, FI below neck / Charioteer [Image] driving quadriga left, holding kentron in right hand, reins in left; triskeles above, SURAKOSIWN and AI monogram in exergue. Ierardi 78, McClean 2816. TextImage
SNGANS 664Syracuse. Reign of Agathokles. 317-289 BC. Struck ca. 310-304 BC. AR Tetradrachm (16.95 grams). Arethusa, dolphins around / quadriga, triskeles above. SNGCop 753. TextImage
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SNGANS 664vSicily, Syracuse, Agathokles AR Tetradrachm. Struck circa 310-305 BC. KORAS, wreathed head of Kore right, in single-pendant earring & necklace / AGAQOKLEOS, Nike standing right & erecting trophy; AI monogram to left, triskeles to outer right. SNGCop 764. TextImage
SNGANS 670ffSicily, Syracuse, Agathocles AR Tetradrachm. ca 313–305/4 BC or later. KOPAS, head of Kore/Persephone right, in pendant earring, wreathed with grain / AGAQOKLEIOS, Nike standing right, erecting trophy, triskeles to left. Ierardi 236, SNG ANS 670–680. TextImage
SNGANS 674cfSicily, Syracuse, Agathocles AR Tetradrachm. Struck ca. 313-305/4 BC. Head of Kore right, wreathed with grain / Nike standing right, inscribing trophy, triskeles behind. TextImage
SNGANS 676Sicily, Syracuse. Agathokles. 317-289 BC. AR Tetradrachm. c305-295 BC. Wreathed head of Kore right / Nike standing right and erecting trophy; triskeles to lower left. TextImage
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SNGANS 679Syracuse, Agathokles AR Tetradrachm. Struck circa 305-295 BC. KORAS, wreathed head of Kore right, in single-pendant earring & necklace / Nike standing right & erecting trophy; triskeles to left. Ierardi 210. TextImage
SNGANS 680Sicily, Syracuse, Agathokles AR Tetradrachm. Struck circa 305-295 BC. Wreathed head of Kore right / AGAQOKKIOS (sic), Nike standing right, erecting trophy; triskeles to lower left. Ierardi 225. TextImage
SNGANS 682Sicily, Syracuse AR Stater. ca 304-289 BC. Head of Athena left in Corinthian helmet, in pendant earring & pearl necklace / Pegasus flying left, triskeles below. Calciati 17. TextImage
SNGANS 684Syracuse - Reign of Agathokles. 305-295 B.C. AR Stater. 6.763 grams. Struck c. 300. Head of Athena, wearing Corinthian helmet / Pegasus flying l.; beneath, triskeles of legs. TextImage
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SNGANS 704Sicily, Syracuse, Agathokles. 317-289 BC. AV Stater, Double Dekadrachm. ca 305-289 BC. Helmeted head of Athena right / Winged thunderbolt; monogram below. Bérend, l'or pl. 9, 3; Jenkins pl. 15, C. TextImage
SNGANS 708Sicily, Syracuse. Agathokles. 317-289 BC. Æ Litra. Period 4, circa 295 BC. SWTEIRA, head of Artemis right, in triple-pendant earring & necklace, quiver over shoulder / Winged thunderbolt, AGAQOKLEOSabove, BASILEOS below. SNGCop 779. TextImage
SNGCop 765Sicily, Syracuse, Agathokles AR Tetradrachm. Struck circa 310-305 BC. KORAS, head of Kore right, wreathed with grain, in single-pendant earring & necklace / AGAQOKLEOS, Nike standing right, erecting trophy with nail in right hand, hammer in left; clockwise triskeles to outer right. TextImage
SNGCop 766Sicily, Syracuse AR Tetradrachm. KOGAS, head of Persephone right / Nike standing left, erecting trophy of arms. TextImage
SNGCop 767Syracuse, Agathokles, 317-289 BC, AE 22 mm. Head of Herakles left / Lion pouncing right. TextImage
Sear #974Sicily, Syracuse, Agathokles AR Tetradrachm. Head of Persephone right in wreath of corn, KOPAS behind / Nike, naked to waist, erecting trophy, AGATHOKLEIOS behind.
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Sear #975Sicily, Syracuse, Agathocles, AR Stater. 317-310 BC. Head of Athena right / Pegasos left. TextImage
Sear #1195Syracuse, Sicily, Æ19. Time of Agothokles, 317-289 BC, Head of Persephone left. / Bull butting left, club and T above, IS in exergue.
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Sear #1198Syracuse, Sicily, Æ13. Time of Agathokles, 317-289 BC. Laureate head of Apollo left / Dog reclining left, head turned, star above, SW in exergue. BMC 377, Favorito 53. TextObvRev
Sear #1199Syracuse, Sicily, AE18. 317-289 BC, Laureate head of Apollo left / Pegasus flying left, ? below.
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Sear #1200Sicily, Syracuse, Agathokles Æ 24mm. ca 295 BC. SWTEIPA, bust of Artemis right, quiver over shoulder / AGAQOKLEOS BASILEOS above & below winged thunderbolt. BMC 422, SNGCop 779, Calciati 142.
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Sear #1201Sicily, Syracuse, AE22. Time of Agathokles, 312-289 BC. SURAKOSIWN, young male head (of Hercules?) right wearing tainia / lion prowling right, club above. Lindgren III 527, BMC 389.
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Sear #1202Sicily, Syracuse, AE25. Reign of Agathokles, 317-289BC. Head of Athena right in crested Corinthian helmet / Horseman wearing Phrygian helmet cantering right with couched spear, TextImage
Sear #1203Syracuse, Sicily, Æ23. c.300 BC, Helmeted head of Athena right / Pegasus flying left. SNGANS 694. TextObvRev
Sear #1204Sicily, Syracuse, AE13. Time of Timoleon, 344-336BC. Head of Athena left in crested Corinthian helmet / Winged thunderbolt.
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See also: Magna Graecia Coins of Syracuse, Agathokles
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