100 Litrai

This issue belongs to the final years of Agathokles of Syracuse, who had styled himself king of Sicily from 304 BC — the first ruler in the western Greek world to claim that title. His gold coinage was largely a product of military necessity, funded in part by plunder from his audacious but ultimately failed campaign against Carthage on its own African soil. The 100 litrai denomination placed these firmly in the realm of high-value military and diplomatic exchange rather than everyday commerce.

Agathokles died in 289 BC under disputed circumstances — ancient sources suggest poisoning, possibly by a grandson.