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                                57, Lot: 9. SICILY, Syracuse. Hieron II. 274-216 
                                BC. AR 3 Chalkous (11mm, 0.68 gm). Civic Issue. 
                                Estimate $250. Bidding Closed 

                                SICILY, Syracuse. Hieron II. 274-216 BC. AR 3 
                                Chalkous (11mm, 0.68 gm). Civic Issue. Head of 
                                Athena left, wearing crested Corinthian helmet / 
                                SUR[AKOSIWN], XIII; three pellets to left, AF 
                                below. Holloway, "Eagle and Fulmen on the Coins 
                                of Syracuse", RBN 1962, pg. 21 and pl. 1, 12 
                                var. (obverse ethnic below bust); SNG ANS 907 
                                (same dies). Good VF, lightly porous. Very rare. 
                                ($250)
                                This coin was first attributed to the reign of 
                                Hieron by W. Giesecke, Sicilia Numismatica, pp. 
                                126-7, and this attribution has been accepted by 
                                later numismatists, including Franke and 
                                Holloway. Giesecke interpreted the reverse type 
                                \XIII to be the denomination, the X standing for 
                                Calkous and the \ -- III as two different 
                                indications of the numeral. Agreeing with 
                                Giesecke, Holloway states that "his 
                                interpretation has much to recommend it. It 
                                avoids postulating the use of Roman numerals in 
                                pre-Roman Syracuse, and it has the inestimable 
                                advantage of agreeing with the relative weights 
                                of the coins (ca. 0.5 gm for the Herakles head 
                                pieces, ca. 0.75 gm for the Athena head coins)."

                              Current Status
                                57, Lot: 9. 
                                Closing Date And Time: Jan 29, 2003 9:09 AM EST.
                                Current Date And Time: Feb 07, 2003 1:08:24 AM 
                                EST.
                                Currently: $150. High Bidder lallen. Bidders 
(1).






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From CNG Online e-Auction 57, closed January 29, 2003.


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