CVC & Collectables presents a classic bronze hemilitron from ancient Syracuse, Sicily, featuring the iconic head of Arethusa and a bold four-spoke wheel reverse with dolphins.
Coin Highlights
- Maker: Syracuse (Sicily)
- Date: c. 415–375 BC
- Catalog: CNS II 22; HGC 2, 1479
- Metal: AE (Bronze)
- Grade: NGC Very Fine
- Diameter/Edge: Not listed / Not listed
- Obverse: Head of Arethusa left, hair in sphendone
- Reverse: ΣY-PA; wheel of four spokes; in lower quarters, two dolphins confronted
- Type: AE Hemilitron (Ancient Greek civic bronze)
Region History
- Authority: Syracuse (civic issue)
- Date Range: c. 415–375 BC
- Context: Classical-period Sicilian Greek coinage (no emperor/ empress for this civic type)
Collectibility
A desirable, compact Greek bronze type with strong iconography (Arethusa and dolphins), clear reference attributions (CNS / HGC), and the added confidence of NGC certification. Find more alike here!
