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This is a very small series, with many of enigmatic style, of one denomination. On most of these types the control, if present,
is placed near the tail of the eagle. There is very convincing evidence that most of these coins are imitating Ptolemaic coins and
were issued by Hieron II of Syracuse: the style of laureate Zeus is quite different from the preceding groups (see above), they
are found almost only in Sicily and southern Italy, control placement is unusual,
die axes are highly variable, most types have a reverse with a solid circle border, there is no obol denomination,
the 'cupped' reverse manufacturing style resembles that of Hieron's portrait bronzes, and there are shared controls (N and PHI)
between these coins and some Hieron portrait bronzes. The Zeus portrait style is also artistically similar to the Poseidon portraits
of Hieron's smaller coinage with trident and dolphins on the reverse, distinctly Sicilian in style and quite easily distinguished from
contemporary Egyptian Zeus portraiture. A paper on this very interesting group of coins is available via a link on the home page of
The PtolemAE project. The dating and duration of issue for this series is problematic, but perhaps yielding now to results arising
from quantitative comparative metrology.
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![]() ![]() 28mm - 17.1gm Sv610 B289 - no control symbols Type I - Dotted reverse border Fixed 12h Die Axes Egyptian Style Portrait Ptolemaic Mint on Sicily Ptolemaic Weight/Value: 1/4 Post-reform Drachm Sicilian Value: 1 Litra |
![]() ![]() 28mm - 17.1gm Sv610 B290 - no control symbols Type II - Solid reverse border Fixed 12h Die Axes Egyptian Style Portrait Ptolemaic Mint on Sicily Ptolemaic Weight/Value: 1/4 Post-reform Drachm Sicilian Value: 1 Litra |
![]() ![]() 28mm - 17.1gm Sv610 B290 - no control symbols Type III - Solid reverse border Random Die Axes Sicilian Portrait Group A Imitating Ptolemaic Type Sicilian Mint of Hieron II Sicilian Value: 1 Litra |
![]() ![]() 28mm - 17.1gm Sv612 B292 - NK below shield Solid reverse border Random Die Axes Sicilian Portrait Group A Imitating Ptolemaic Type Sicilian Mint of Hieron II Sicilian Value: 1 Litra |
![]() ![]() 28mm - 17.1gm Sv624 B293 - PHI below shield Solid reverse border Random Die Axes Sicilian Portrait Group A Imitating Ptolemaic Type Sicilian Mint of Hieron II Sicilian Value: 1 Litra |
![]() ![]() 28mm - 17.1gm Sv620 B294 - N below shield Solid reverse border Random Die Axes Sicilian Portrait Group A Imitating Ptolemaic Type Sicilian Mint of Hieron II Sicilian Value: 1 Litra |
![]() ![]() 28mm - 17.1gm Sv619 B296 - N near eagle tail Type III - Solid reverse border Random Die Axes Sicilian Portrait Group A Imitating Ptolemaic Type Portrait die match: Sv620 Sicilian Mint of Hieron II Sicilian Value: 1 Litra |
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![]() ![]() 28mm - 17.1gm Sv619 B296 - N near eagle tail Type I - dotted reverse border Random Die Axes Sicilian Portrait Style B Imitating Ptolemaic Type Sicilian Mint of Hieron II Sicilian Value: 1 Litra |
![]() ![]() 28mm - 17.1gm Sv619 B296 - N near eagle tail Type II - solid reverse border Random Die Axes Sicilian Portrait Style B Imitating Ptolemaic Type Sicilian Mint of Hieron II Sicilian Value: 1 Litra |
![]() ![]() 28mm - 17.1gm Sv615 B297 - A near eagle tail Solid reverse border Random Die Axes Sicilian Portrait Style B Imitating Ptolemaic Type Sicilian Mint of Hieron II Sicilian Value: 1 Litra |
![]() ![]() 28mm - 17.1gm Sv623 B298 - PHI near eagle tail Solid reverse border Random Die Axes Sicilian Portrait Style B Imitating Ptolemaic Type Sicilian Mint of Hieron II Sicilian Value: 1 Litra |
![]() ![]() 28mm - 17.1gm Sv619 B296 - N near eagle tail Type II - solid reverse border Random Die Axes Sicilian Portrait Style C Imitating Ptolemaic Type Sicilian Mint of Hieron II Sicilian Value: 1 Litra |
![]() ![]() 28mm - 17.1gm Sv615 B297 - A near eagle tail Solid reverse border Random Die Axes Sicilian Portrait Style C Imitating Ptolemaic Type Sicilian Mint of Hieron II Sicilian Value: 1 Litra |
![]() ![]() 28mm - 17.1gm Sv623 B298 - PHI near eagle tail Solid reverse border Random Die Axes Sicilian Portrait Style C Imitating Ptolemaic Type Sicilian Mint of Hieron II Sicilian Value: 1 Litra |