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SICILY, Syracuse. Gelon, son of Hieron II. 275-215 BC. AR 8 Litrai (21mm, 6.79 g, 12h). Diademed head of Gelon left / Nike in trotting biga right; BA above, Φ before. CCO 281 (D1/R1); Burnett, Enna 52 (same rev. die); HGC 2, 1561; SNG Lockett 1018 (same dies). Attractive multihued toning, a few light marks. Good VF. Rare.
Ex Roma XVIII (29 September 2019), lot 543.
Gelon was the eldest son of Hieron II, king of Syracuse from 275-215 BC. Most references simply list him as Gelon, son of Hieron, but he actually was made king by his father shortly after Hieron was elevated. Although Hieron was the senior ruler, Gelon appears to have had a great latitude of autonomy. The exact dates of his rule as king are not known, but he did die shortly before his father, perhaps even in 216 BC. Gelon was a close friend of the famed Archemides, who dedicated a treatise, called Arenarius, to Gelon.
Ex Roma XVIII (29 September 2019), lot 543.
Gelon was the eldest son of Hieron II, king of Syracuse from 275-215 BC. Most references simply list him as Gelon, son of Hieron, but he actually was made king by his father shortly after Hieron was elevated. Although Hieron was the senior ruler, Gelon appears to have had a great latitude of autonomy. The exact dates of his rule as king are not known, but he did die shortly before his father, perhaps even in 216 BC. Gelon was a close friend of the famed Archemides, who dedicated a treatise, called Arenarius, to Gelon.