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Decadrachm - Hieron II
| Issuer | Syracuse |
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| Year | 220 BC - 217 BC |
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| Value | Decadrachm (50) |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
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| Mint | Syracuse |
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Hieron II ruled Syracuse for over half a century, navigating between Carthage and Rome with enough political dexterity to keep his city largely intact through the First Punic War. This gold issue dates to the final years of his reign, when Syracuse still functioned as an independent allied state under Roman protection — an arrangement Hieron had carefully constructed after his early military defeats.
The SNG Copenhagen 816 reference places this among a small, well-documented group. Gold coinage from Hieronian Syracuse is rare relative to his prolific bronze output, reflecting a treasury that spent gold carefully.