CNG Sale 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)."

               Closing Date And Time: Jan 29, 2003 9:09 AM EST.
               Currently: $150. High Bidder lallen. Bidders 


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