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Sicily. Syracuse. Hieronymos.. 10 Litrai.
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215-214 BC. 10 Litrai, 8.51g (7h). Obv: Diademed head of Hieronymos left. Rx: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΟΣ / ΙΕΡΩΝΥΜΟY Winged thunderbolt, ΔΑ above. Holloway 61. SNG ANS 1033. Ex Philip T. Ashton Collection. Ex Berk 119, 15 March 2001, lot 153. This issue shows the young final king of Syracuse wearing sideburns, which he did not do in his original issues. With these sideburns, he foolishly pledges his alliance to Hannibal.