Octodrachm

    • Provenienza:
      Ripostiglio di Vizzini, Catania (IGCH 2219)
    • Data:
      218/217-215 BC
    • Materiali:
      Silver
    • Dimensioni:
      weight 27.786 g, diameter 31 mm
    • Collocazione:
      Syracuse, Museo Archeologico Regionale “Paolo Orsi”
    • Inventario:
      inv. 47300
  • Octodrachm

Obverse: diadem-crowned head of Hieron II, in profile facing left; behind a twelve rays star. Reverse: a quadriga galloping right driven by Nike, grasping the reins in both hands; a star at the top. Above BASILEOS and at the bottom, beneath the exergue, IERONΩS.