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SICILY, Syracuse. Dionysios II. 367-357 BC. Æ Tetras(?) (22mm, 12h). Griffin springing left; clouds below / Horse prancing left, trailing rein, KAINON in exergue. Campana 1; CNS 1; HGC 2, 509 (all as Kainon). Black patina with light mineralized deposits. In NGC encapsulation 5872733-054, graded VF.
From the Robert W. Bartlett Bequest Sold for the Benefit of the American Numismatic Society. Ex Birkler & Waddell III (9 December 1981), lot 45.
Not identifiable with a known mint in Sicily, the bronze coins of this type inscribed KAINON have traditionally been attributed to Alaisa, or as independent issues by a band of Thracian mercenaries in Sicily. More recent scholarship has established that they were struck by Dionysios II in Syracuse.
From the Robert W. Bartlett Bequest Sold for the Benefit of the American Numismatic Society. Ex Birkler & Waddell III (9 December 1981), lot 45.
Not identifiable with a known mint in Sicily, the bronze coins of this type inscribed KAINON have traditionally been attributed to Alaisa, or as independent issues by a band of Thracian mercenaries in Sicily. More recent scholarship has established that they were struck by Dionysios II in Syracuse.