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Trichalkon - Hieron II
| Issuer | Syracuse |
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| Year | 216 BC - 215 BC |
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| Weight | 0.77 g |
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| Reverse description | Central type consisting of a large X (chi) flanked by two vertical bars (III), forming the value mark of the trichalkon denomination, with four pellets at the extremities of the chi. The legend ΣYPAKO ΣIΩN AΦ is distributed around the field, reading partially in the upper and lower registers. The whole is enclosed within a dotted border. |
| Reverse script | Greek |
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Hieron II ruled Syracuse for over half a century as a Roman ally, but his death in 215 BC triggered an immediate political rupture — his grandson Hieronymus abandoned the Roman alliance and opened negotiations with Carthage, just as Hannibal's Italian campaign was reaching its peak after Cannae. This tiny bronze, among the last issues under Hieron's authority, was struck on the eve of that catastrophic reversal.