Period 4, circa 295 BCE
Æ Litra 23mm, 8.35 gm, 1h
ΣΩTEIΡA, head of Artemis Soteria right, wearing triple-pendant earring and necklace, quiver over shoulder / AΓAΘOKΛEOΣ BAΣIΛEOS, winged thunderbolt.
Calciati II pg. 279, 142/25; SNG ANS 708; Favorito 34
Syracuse has such a long and amazing history that I’ll do it no justice here. Indeed, for a large portion of antiquity it was the strongest Greek state in existence – more powerful than even Sparta and Athens. The only came to a strong headwind once, when Athens went on its disastrous invasion of Syracuse during the Peloponnesian War.
Otherwise, Syracuse resorted to tormenting its neighbors and cycling through a seemingly never-ending parade of tyrants.
Syracuse Sicily
Ae Trias 22.1mm, 8.4gms
Obv: SOTEIPA; Draped bust of Artemis Soteira right with quiver over shoulder
Rev: AG AThOKLEOS BASILIEWS; Winged thunderbolt
SNG ANS 708
Over time, I hope to expand this page. I must admit I’m not as familiar with the history of Syracuse since my focus has been on more around Greece and Turkey.