Obverse:
Wreathed head of Persephone right with eight
petal flower behind.
Reverse:
Charioteer driving biga right, holding kentron
in right hand and reins in left. Text in exergue
IERWNOS.
History:
Heiron II was tyrant of Syracuse, Sicily,
from 270 to 215 BC. He struggled against the
Mamertines and eventually allied his city
with Rome. As an ally of Rome, Heiron II furnished
money and fighting forces against Carthage
in the Punic Wars.
Date:
275-215 BC
Diameter:
1.4cm
