Zeus Eleutherios / Octopus

Syracuse (Sicily) - Hemilitron (½ Litra)
Laureate head of Zeus Eleutherios to left
Octopus

Description

Obverse: Laureate head of Zeus Eleutherios to left
Reverse: Octopus

Someone more eloquent would write about Zeus Eleutherios = Zeus the Liberator, and how Timoleon liberated Syracuse from Carthage.

Details

CompositionBronze
IssuerSyracuse
Ruling AuthorityTimoleon and the Third Democracy (344 BC - 317 BC)
Period of Issue344 BC - 338 BC
Weight4.23 g
Diameter15 mm
Orientation
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10h
DenominationHemilitron (½ Litra)
StandardSicilian Litra
ReferencesCNS II #75; HGC 2 #1483; SNG Morcom #727; SNG Copenhagen #731; SNG Lloyd #1461; Weber #1657

Numista Reference

Provenance

LocationDescriptionDate
United Kingdom
Roma Numismatics Ltd, E-Sale 119 - Lot 165
Apr 24, 2024
United States
Lelouch Collection
Current

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