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Syracuse 278-276 BC AE AE23 10.3 g 2.34 cm 2.34 cm

obverse: hd young Herakles l in lion-skin ΣYPAKOΣIΩN
reverse: Athena Promachos stg r with shield and throwing thunderbolt. Trident l
Calciati CNS II 177, Hoover HCS 1450
Munthandel G. Henzen list August 1995 n 17 vw 356, 77 euro

S Scarce

Struck under Pyrrhos of Epeiros

Athena Promachos ("the Warrior" / "the Champion") 

hd Herakles l.

C 175, Obv. SYPAKOSION,        ; Rev. -         , symbols
C 176, Obv. -         ,        ; Rev. SYPAKOSION, - 
C 177, Obv. SYPAKOSION, symbols; Rev. -         , symbols (this coin trident)
C 178, Obv. -                  ; Rev. SYPAKOSION, owl
C 179, Barbarous imitations, Obv. -; Rev. -           
C 180, Overstrike on Calc. 142   (hd Artemis/thunderbolt)           
C 181, Overstrike on Calc. 150-1 (hd Heracles/lion with club above)

hd Heracles r.
           
C 182, Obv. -         ,        ; Rev. SYPAKOSION, -
C 182A Overstrike hd Kore r./Athena Promachos r. 
C 183, Overstrike on C 142   (hd Artemis/thunderbolt)