| Roma Numismatics Ltd > Auction XXX | Auction date: 21 March 2024 |
| Lot number: 75 Price realized: 1,500 GBP (Approx. 1,900 USD / 1,749 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: Sicily, Syracuse AR 10 Litrai. Time of Hieronymos, circa 215-214 BC. Diademed head to left; K (retrograde) behind / BAΣIΛEOΣ IEPΩNYMOY, winged thunderbolt; KI above. Holloway 41 (O21/R33); SNG ANS 1029 (these dies); HGC 2, 1567. 8.18g, 23mm, 3h. Good Extremely Fine; light cleaning marks, beautiful cabinet tone with iridescent highlights. Ex Münzhandlung Basel, Auction 10, 15 March 1938, lot 144. Hieronymos ascended to the throne of Syracuse at a time of crisis. A Roman consular army of eight legions and allied troops had been annihilated at Cannae only the year before, and Roman power had been dealt a considerable shock. The repercussions of that defeat had been profoundly felt in Sicily; the former king Hieron II had remained steadfast in his loyalty and support to Rome though a significant party in the city favoured abandoning the Roman alliance and joining the cause of Carthage, despite their traditional enmity to that people. The young Hieronymos, who had already shown signs of weakness and depravity of character, allowed himself to be influenced by his pro-Carthaginian uncles into breaking the alliance with Rome, a decision that would have disastrous consequences for Syracuse. Estimate: 2500 GBP |  |
Match 1:
| Classical Numismatic Group > Auction 126 | Auction date: 28 May 2024 |
| Lot number: 83 Price realized: This lot is for sale in an upcoming auction - Bid on this lot  | |
| Lot description: SICILY, Syracuse. Hieronymos. 215-214 BC. AR 10 Litrai (22.5mm, 8.51 g, 8h). Diademed head left / Winged thunderbolt; AΦ above. Holloway 27d (O12/R22 – this coin); BAR Issue 79; HGC 2, 1567. Attractively toned, a few minor die breaks on obverse. Near EF. From the Wild Rose Collection. Ex Künker 326 (7 October 2019), lot 662 (hammer €6000); Gorny & Mosch 117 (14 October 2002), lot 95; Münzen und Medaillen AG 79 (28 February 1994), lot 203; Münzhandlung Basel 8 (22 March 1937), lot 1935. Estimate: 1500 USD |  |
Match 2:
| Roma Numismatics Ltd > E-Sale 117 | Auction date: 22 February 2024 |
| Lot number: 65 Price realized: 180 GBP (Approx. 227 USD / 210 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: Sicily, Syracuse AR 4 Litrai. In the name of Gelon II, son of Hieron II. Struck circa 218-214 BC. Diademed head to left / ΣYPAKOΣIOI ΓEΛΩNOΣ, eagle standing to right on thunderbolt; BA to right, E to left. CCO 285; SNG ANS 898 (same rev. die); HGC 2, 1563. 3.50g, 14mm, 6h. Good Very Fine. Acquired from Nomos AG. Estimate: 150 GBP |  |
Match 3:
| Chaponnière & Firmenich SA > Auction 17 | Auction date: 19 November 2023 |
| Lot number: 34 Price realized: 1,400 CHF (Approx. 1,579 USD / 1,451 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: GREECE. Sicily. Hieronymos, 215-214 BC. 10 Litrai. Obv. Diademed head of Hieronymos left ; behind, K. Rev. BAΣIΛEΩΣ - IEPΩNYMOY. Winged thunderbolt, KI above Holloway 41q (this coin, O21/R33) ; SNG ANS 1029 (same dies). AR. 8.40 g. - Nice AU Ex. J.C.S. Rashleigh collection, Glendining's Co. Ltd, 14 January 1953, lot 317 ; From the Kleinkunst Collection, Ex. Leu Auction 54, 28 April 1992, lot 52 ; Ex. Leu Numismatik Auction 6, 23 October 2020, lot 90. - Starting price: 1250 CHF |  |
Match 4:
| Leu Numismatik AG > Auction 15 | Auction date: 1 June 2024 |
| Lot number: 27 Price realized: This lot is for sale in an upcoming auction - Bid on this lot | |
| Lot description: SICILY. Syracuse. Hieronymos, 215-214 BC. 10 Litrai (Silver, 23 mm, 8.43 g, 5 h). Diademed head of Hieronymos to left; in field to right, K. Rev. BAΣIΛEΩΣ - IEPΩNYMOY Winged thunderbolt; above, KI. Holloway 41m (this coin, O21/R33). SNG ANS 1029-30 (same dies). Beautifully toned and with an impressive pedigree. A few faint scratches and minor marks, otherwise, extremely fine. Ex Roma II, 2 October 2011, 132 (deposits removed from the reverse since), from the Q. David Bowers Collection, Stack's, 10 January 2011, 44, ex Classical Numismatic Group 76, 12 September 2007, 181, Classical Numismatic Group 45, 18 March 1998, 141 and Stack's, 3 December 1996, 481, from the Polese Collection, Canessa 5, 12 June 1928, 670 and from the collection of the Duke of Caianiello, Sambon & Canessa, 27 June 1927, 1046. Estimate: 2000 CHF |  |
Match 5:
| Classical Numismatic Group > Triton XXVII Online Sessions | Auction date: 17 January 2024 |
| Lot number: 5055 Price realized: 550 USD (Approx. 505 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: SICILY, Syracuse. Hieronymos. 215-214 BC. AR 10 Litrai (23.5mm, 8.17 g, 6h). Diademed head right / Winged thunderbolt; MI above. Holloway 6 (O5/R5); BAR Issue 79; HGC 2, 1567. Lightly toned, minor double strike, delaminations, roughness, light scratches, minor flan flaws on obverse. Good VF. From the Kalevala Collection. Estimate: 500 USD |  |
