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Trias - Agathocles
| Issuer | Syracuse (Sicily) |
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| Year | 317 BC - 310 BC |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
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| Reverse script | Greek |
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Agathocles seized power in Syracuse through a coup in 317 BC, massacring an estimated four thousand citizens of the opposing oligarchic faction in the assembly before declaring himself ruler. The bronze fractional coinage struck under his early authority reflects a regime still consolidating — these small denominations circulated heavily among a population that had just watched their political class slaughtered in the streets.
The trias, worth a third of a litra, was the workhorse of everyday Sicilian commerce. High attrition rates mean survivors in presentable condition are genuinely scarce for the type.