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100 Litrai
| Uitgever | Syracuse |
|---|---|
| Jaar | 305 BC - 289 BC |
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| Referentie(s) | SNG ANS 5#705, Jameson#867, Gulbenkian#340 |
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| Schrift voorzijde | Greek |
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| Schrift keerzijde | Greek |
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| Aanvullende informatie |
This issue belongs to the coinage of Agathokles, tyrant of Syracuse who in 304 BC crowned himself king — the first ruler in the Greek west to adopt the royal title, a direct response to the Successors carving up Alexander's empire. The denomination itself reflects his ambitions: a heavy gold piece struck at a weight standard deliberately echoing Macedonian practice, positioning Syracuse as a peer power rather than a provincial city-state.
Agathokles had taken the war directly to Carthage in 310 BC, landing in North Africa — an audacious gamble that no Sicilian ruler had attempted. The gold coinage of his reign was almost certainly linked to financing that campaign and its aftermath.