10 Litrai - Hieronymus

Hieronymus ruled Syracuse for barely fourteen months before his assassination in 214 BC, making this among the briefest reigns to produce a named silver coinage in the Greek West. His brief tenure marked a sharp reversal of the pro-Roman policy his grandfather Hiero II had maintained for decades — Hieronymus pivoted immediately toward Carthage, a decision that drew Syracuse directly into the Second Punic War and ultimately led to the Roman siege under Marcellus.

The rarity of this issue is a direct function of the reign's length. Fourteen months of minting, then civil chaos.