Coins from Sicily
The Greek coins of Sicily are considered among the finest numismatic works of art ever produced. Superb examples may cost tens or even hundreds of thousands of dollars.

In the early 5th Century, bronze coinage was invented in Sicily as practical alternative to diminutive silver denominations.

This category covers the cities of Akragas, Gela, Himera, Kamarina, Katane, Messana, Syracuse and more - as well as Punic Sicily!
Sicily
(1) Agyrion
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An AE Tetras struck 339/338-317 BC in Agyrion
Obverse: crude head of Ares or Athena right wearing crested Attic helmet

Reverse: club; AΓYPI / NAIΩN

Diameter: 19.5 mm
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 6.9 g
No notes for this coin
Campana 11; CNS III, 20 OS; SNG ANS -; HGC 2, 54
Western
(2) Akragas
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An AR Quarter-Shekel struck ~ 211-210 BCE in Akragas
Obverse: Head of Triptolemos to the right

Reverse: Horse gallopping right, ḤT underneath

Diameter: 14 mm
Die Orientation: 0 H
Weight: 1.11 g

This coin was struck during the 2nd Punic War.

No references provided for this coin
Phoenician (Carthaginian Empire)
(3) Akragas
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An AE Tetras struck 425-406 BC in Akragas
Obverse: eagle right, tearing at hare AKP_A

Reverse: Crab, crayfish left below •••

Diameter: 21 mm
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 9.21 g
No notes for this coin
SNG COP. 75 var. SNG München 132
Greek (City Coinage)
(4) Akragas
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An AR Didrachm struck 480-470 BC in Akragas
Obverse: sea eagle; AK / AЯ

Reverse: crab

Diameter: 20 mm
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 8.6 g
ex Dr. Ernst von Ferrari-Kellerhof
Jenkins, Gela, Group IV; SNG ANS 954-5.
Greek (City Coinage)
(5) Akragas
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An AR Didrachm struck 510-472 BC in Akragas
Obverse: Crab

Reverse: Eagle, with closed wings, standing right; AK behind, RA before

Diameter: 19 mm
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 8.4 g
No notes for this coin
Sear 709 A
Greek (City Coinage)
(6) Anonymous
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An AR Denarius struck 209-208 BC in Sicily
Obverse: Helmeted head of Roma right; X (mark of value) to left.

Reverse: The Dioscuri, each holding spear, on horseback right; two stars above; staff below horses; ROMA in exergue.

Diameter: -
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 3.28 g
Provenance: Ex Collection of Roman Republican Coins of a Student and his Mentor Part II, NAC Auction 73 (18 November 2013), lot 30. Ex SKA Bern sale 4, New York (1985), lot 324.
Crawford 78/2
Roman Republican (211-146 BC)
(7) Anonymous
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An AR Denarius struck 211-210 BC in Sicily
Obverse: Helmeted head of Roma right; X (mark of value) to left.

Reverse: The Dioscuri, each holding spear, on horseback right; two stars above; corn ear below horses; ROMA in exergue.

Diameter: -
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 4.1 g
Provenance: Ex NFA XXVII, 1991, RR, 264 and NAC 78, 2014, JD part III, 379 sales.
Crawford 72/3
Roman Republican (211-146 BC)
(8) Carthage
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An AE unit struck 310-280 BC in Sicily
Obverse: Head of Tanit decorated by grain ears left

Reverse: Horse right, palm behind

Diameter: 13.5 mm
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 2.37 g
No notes for this coin
Alexandropoulos 18, SNG Cop 109 ff., Müller Afrique 163, SGCV II 6444
Phoenician (Carthaginian Empire)
(9) Carthage
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An AR Tetradrachm struck 320-300 BC in Entella
Obverse: Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin.

Reverse: Horse’s head left; astragalos to left, palm tree to right, Punic MḤSBM below.

Diameter: 26 mm
Die Orientation: 3 H
Weight: 16.71 g
Provenance: From the Father & Son Collection. Ex Nomos 19 (17 November 2019), lot 43; Classical Numismatic Group 61 (25 September 2002), lot 388.
Jenkins, Punic 367–9 var. (O115/R– [unlisted rev. die]).
Phoenician (Carthaginian Empire)
(10) Constantine V
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An AU Solidus struck 751-775 in Syracuse
Obverse: COIst - LЄO Crowned facing busts of Constantine V and Leo IV, both wearing clamys; above, cross

Reverse: GNO LЄON PAMЧ Crowned facing bust of Leo III, wearing loros and holding cross in his right hand

Diameter: 21 mm
Die Orientation: 6 H
Weight: 3.8 g
No notes for this coin
DOC 15
Byzantine (Iconoclasm (717-867))
(11) Dionysios I
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An AE Litra struck After 410 BC in Syracuse
Obverse: Head of Athena left, wearing Corinthian helmet with olive wreath; dolphin before and behind

Reverse: Hippocamp left; reins trailing.

Diameter: 19 mm
Die Orientation: 0 H
Weight: 8 g
No notes for this coin
Calciati 44
Greek (City of Syracuse)
(12) Dionysios I
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An AE Litra struck After 410 BC in Syracuse
Obverse: Head of Athena left, wearing Corinthian helmet with olive wreath

Reverse: Hippocamp left

Diameter: 20 mm
Die Orientation: 0 H
Weight: 6.8 g
No notes for this coin
Calciati 44
Greek (City of Syracuse)
(13) Eryx
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An AE unit struck 400-340 BC in Eryx
Obverse: head of Tanit left

Reverse: horse right; Mem

Diameter: 9.5 mm
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 1.45 g
No notes for this coin
CNS I S.287.22; HGC 30
Phoenician (Carthaginian Empire)
(14) Gelon I
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An AR Litra struck 485-450 BC in Syracuse
Obverse: Head of Artemis-Arethustra right, hair turned up behind under diadem of beads, ΣV[RA] before

Reverse: Octopus/Cuttle-fish

Diameter: 6 mm
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 0.41 g

Style indicates pre-second democracy, i.e. Gelon or Hieron I.

Clipped.

cf. Sear 929
Greek (City of Syracuse)
(15) Halykiai
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An AE Hexas struck c. 390-370 AD in Halykiai
Obverse: boar left; ••

Reverse: Dionysos or Stesichoros right holding thyrsos

Diameter: 17 mm
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 2.2 g
No notes for this coin
CNS -; HGC 2, 492/494 (Himeraia?)
Western
(16) Hieron II
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An AE unit struck 275-215 B.C in Syracuse
Obverse: Head of Poseidon left, wearing tainia

Reverse: Trident flanked by two dolphins swimming downward

Diameter: 18 mm
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 6 g
No notes for this coin
SNG ANS 982
Greek (City of Syracuse)
(17) Hieron II
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An AE Hemilitron struck 230-218/5 BC in Syracuse
Obverse: Diademed head left

Reverse: Warrior on horse prancing right, holding couched lance; ΣΛ below

Diameter: 26 mm
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 16.61 g
No notes for this coin
CNS 195; cf. SNG ANS 956
Greek (City of Syracuse)
(18) Himera
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An AE Hemilitron struck 420-409 BC in Himera
Obverse: head of nymph left; •••••• / IM_E

Reverse: wreath, 6 • inside

Diameter: 14.5 mm
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 3.85 g
No notes for this coin
SNG Cop 320; Calciati I p. 43, 35; SGCV I 1110; SNG ANS 186
Greek (City Coinage)
(19) Himera
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An AR Tetartemorion struck Before 484 BC in Himera
Obverse: Cock striding left

Reverse: Incuse square with mill-sail pattern

Diameter: -
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 0.21 g
No notes for this coin
Kraay-307 (illustrated by a broken example in Palermo), cf. SNG ANS-145
Greek (City Coinage)
(20) Iaitos
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An AE Semis struck c. 241-30 BC in Iaitos
Obverse: helmeted head of warrior righ

Reverse: warrior standing half-left, with grounded spear and shield; IAITI_NΩN

Diameter: 14 mm
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 3.4 g
No notes for this coin
CNS I pg. 383, 4; SNG ANS -
Western
(21) Kamarina
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An AE Onkia struck 420-405 BC in Kamarina
Obverse: Gorgoneion with smooth neat hair tied with ribbon protruding tongue

Reverse: owl standing left, head facing, lizard in right talon; KAMA / B / •

Diameter: 12.5 mm
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 1.4 g
No notes for this coin
Calciati vol III, p. 53, 15; SGCV I 1064 var; Jenkins 186; CNS III, 13.
Greek (City Coinage)
(22) Kephaloidion
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An AE unit struck c. 344-280 BC in Kephaloidion
Obverse: head of Herakles righ wearing lion's skin

Reverse: pegasos flying right; KEΦA

Diameter: 13 mm
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 1.4 g
No notes for this coin
CNS 5/4; SNG ANS -.
Phoenician (Carthaginian Empire)
(23) Messana
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An AR Tetradrachm struck 450–446 BC in Messana
Obverse: Mule biga right, above Nike flying right to crown mules, laurel leaf & berry in exergue

Reverse: MESS—ANION (latter half retrograde) / Hare leaping right above sprig of three leaves

Diameter: 27 mm
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 17.19 g
No notes for this coin
Caltabiano 356
Greek (City Coinage)
(24) Morgantina
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An AR Litra struck 339-317 BC in Morgantina
Obverse: laureate head of Apollo right; MOPΓANTINΩN

Reverse: warrior on horseman left, brandishing spear, holding reins

Diameter: 10.5 mm
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 0.8 g
ex Nomos
SNG ANS 465 (same dies); SNG Copenhagen 472; HGC 2, 900.
Western
(25) Motya
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An AR Litra struck c. 400-397 BC in Motya
Obverse: head of Nymph facing, slightly right, wearing necklace

Reverse: crab, fish above; 'alep waw tet mem

Diameter: 11.5 mm
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 0.7 g
No notes for this coin
Jenkins, Punic, pl. 23, 6; Campana 24a; HGC 2, 937
Phoenician (Carthaginian Empire)
(26) Q. Mallius
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An AE unit struck c. 241-30 BC in Panhormos
Obverse: laureate head of Zeus left

Reverse: warrior standing half-left, extending hand, holding grounded shield and spear; Q / (MAL) / (ΠAP)

Diameter: 20.5 mm
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 7.7 g
(208-180 BC)
CNS I, 9.
Roman Provincial (Republican Provincial)
(27) Roman Republic
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An AR Denarius struck 209-208 BC in Sicily
Obverse: Helmeted head of Roma right; X (mark of value) to left.

Reverse: The Dioscuri, each holding spear, on horseback right; two stars above; decempeda below horses; ROMA in exergue.

Diameter: -
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 3.78 g
Provenance: Ex Collection of Roman Republican Coins of a Student and his Mentor Part II, NAC Auction 73 (18 November 2013), lot 30. Ex SKA Bern sale 4, New York (1985), lot 324.
Crawford 78/2
Roman Republican (211-146 BC)
(28) Roman Republic
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An AR Denarius struck 211-210 BC in Sicily
Obverse: Helmeted head of Roma right; X (mark of value) to left.

Reverse: The Dioscuri, each holding spear, on horseback right; two stars above; corn ear below horses; ROMA in exergue.

Diameter: -
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 4.1 g
Provenance: Ex NFA XXVII, 1991, RR, 264 and NAC 78, 2014, JD part III, 379 sales.
Crawford 72/3
Roman Republican (211-146 BC)
(29) Roman Republic
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An AR Denarius struck 209-208 BC in Sicily
Obverse: Helmeted head of Roma right; X (mark of value) to left.

Reverse: The Dioscuri, each holding spear, on horseback right; two stars above; dolphin below horses; ROMA in exergue.

Diameter: 0 mm
Die Orientation: 0 H
Weight: 4.09 g

Provenance: Spink Numismatic Circular - September 1983 (5441).

Crawford 80/1a
Roman Republican (211-146 BC)
(30) Roman Republic
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An AR Denarius struck 209-208 BC in Sicily
Obverse: Helmeted head of Roma right; X (mark of value) to left.

Reverse: The Dioscuri, each holding spear, on horseback right; two stars above; ROMA in exergue.

Diameter: 19 mm
Die Orientation: 1 H
Weight: 4.47 g
No notes for this coin
Crawford 75/1c
Roman Republican (211-146 BC)
(31) Rome
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An AE Semis struck 211-208 BC in Sicily
Obverse: laureate head of Saturn right; S

Reverse: prow of galley with corvus right; grain ear above; S / K / ROMA

Diameter: 27 mm
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 12.2 g
No notes for this coin
Crawford 069/03a; Sydenham 310b; Type as RBW 287
Roman Republican (211-146 BC)
(32) Rome | Anonymous
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An AE Sextans struck 211-210 BC in Sicily
Obverse: draped bust of Mercury right wearing winged petasos ●●

Reverse: prow of galley right, fighting platform with club; grain ear above ROMA ●●

Diameter: 22 mm
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 5.9 g
maybe overstrike ex RBW ex Richard Schäfer
Crawford 72/8; Sydenham 195d; RBW 311
Roman Republican (211-146 BC)
(33) Rome | Anonymous
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An AR Denarius struck 209-208 BC in Sicily
Obverse: head of Roma right wearing winged helmet; X

Reverse: Dioscuri riding right on horses, holding spear and reins, stars over pilei, staff below; ROMA

Diameter: 19 mm
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 4.6 g
scarce
Crawford 78/1; Sydenham 283; RSC 20bb.
Roman Republican (211-146 BC)
(34) Rome | Anonymous
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An AE Sextans struck 211-208 BC in Sicily
Obverse: draped bust of Mercury right wearing winged petasos; ●●

Reverse: prow of galley with corvus right, grain ear above; I< / ROMA

Diameter: 19 mm
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 5.4 g
No notes for this coin
Crawford 069/06b; RBW 294
Roman Republican (211-146 BC)
(35) Rome | Anonymous
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An AR Denarius Serratus struck 209-208 BC in Sicily
Obverse: head of Roma right wearing winged helmet; X

Reverse: Dioscuri riding right on horses holding stears and reins; stars over their pilei; wheel below; ROMA

Diameter: 18 mm
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 3.6 g
No notes for this coin
Crawford 79/1
Roman Republican (211-146 BC)
(36) Segesta
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An AR Didrachm struck c. 460-440 BC in Segesta
Obverse: Hound standing left

Reverse: Head of the nymph Segesta right, swastika behind

Diameter: 21 mm
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 8.2 g
ex Roma Numismatics
SNG ANS 621 (Without Swastika); McClean 2543 (Without Swastika)
Western
(37) Selinos
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An AR Litra struck c. 530-500 BC in Selinos
Obverse: selinos leaf

Reverse: selinos leaf within incuse circle

Diameter: 11 mm
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 0.6 g
No notes for this coin
SNG ANS 687; SNG München 879
Greek (City Coinage)
(38) Sextus Pompey
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An AR Denarius struck 38-37 BC in Sicily
Obverse: MAG. PIVS. IMP ITER, Pharos of Messana, surmounted by statue of Neptune standing facing right, holding trident in right hand and rudder in left, left foot on prow; in foreground, galley left; aquila on prow; scepter, trident, and grappling-iron in stern

Reverse: PRAEF. CLAS ET. ORAE. MARIT. EX. S.C, The monster Scylla facing left, her torso of dogs and fishes, wielding a rudder as a club with both hands

Diameter: 19 mm
Die Orientation: 12 H
Weight: 3.74 g
No notes for this coin
RSC I Sextus Pompey 2
Roman Republican (44-36 BC)
(39) Sextus Pompey
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An AR Denarius struck 37-36 BC in Sicily
Obverse: bare head of Pompey the Great right; capis (jug) to left, lituus to right, MAG·PIVS·IMP·ITER

Reverse: Neptune standing left, foot on prow, holding aplustre and chlamys; the brothers Anapias and Amphinomus running in opposite directions on either side, holding their parents on their shoulders, PRAEF / CLAS·ET·OR(AE) / (MAR)IT·EX·S·C

Diameter: 20 mm
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 3.4 g
Sicily mint, scarce. Reverse depicts Sicilian story of Amphinomus and Anapias which also indicate probable location of the mint (Catania): "A stream of fire burst forth from Etna. This stream, so the story goes, flowing over the countryside, drew near a certain city of the Sicilians. Most men, thinking of their own safety, took to flight; but one of the youths, seeing that his father, now advanced in years, could not escape and was being overtaken by the fire, lifted him up and carried him. Hindered no doubt by the additional weight of his burden, he too was overtaken. And now let us observe the mercy shown by the Gods towards good men. For we are told that the fire spread round that spot in a ring and only those two men were saved, so that the place is still called the Place of the Pious, while those who had fled in haste, leaving their parents to their fate, were all consumed." Neptune symbolizes Sextus' command of the seas and obverse is a reference to his piety in upholding the Republican ideals of his late father.
Crawford 511/3a, SRCV I 1392, RSC I Pompey the Great 17, Sydenham 1344, BM Sicily 93
Roman Republican (44-36 BC)
(40) Solus
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An AE Tetras struck c. 400-300 BC in Solus
Obverse: head of Athena half left wearing Corinthian helmet

Reverse: warrior kneeling right, drawing bow, shooting arrow; KPRA (kapara meaning village)

Diameter: 15 mm
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 2.3 g
No notes for this coin
cf. Calciati I pg. 310, 5 (same); SNG ANS 743.
Phoenician (Carthaginian Empire)
(41) Syracuse
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An AE Litra struck 405-367 BC in Syracuse
Obverse: helmeted head of Athena left; ΣYPA

Reverse: Hippocamp left

Diameter: 19.5 mm
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 7.28 g
rule of Dionysios I
Calciati vol. II, p. 89, 45
Greek (City of Syracuse)
(42) Syracuse
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An AE unit struck c. 212-133 BC in Syracuse
Obverse: laureate head of Apollo left

Reverse: tripod with lebes; ΣΥΡAK_OΣIΩN

Diameter: 14.5 mm
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 3.3 g
No notes for this coin
Calciati p. 419, 212
Greek (City of Syracuse)
(43) Syracuse
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An AR Tetradrachm struck 485 - 466 BC in Syracuse
Obverse: Charioteer driving quadriga right; above, Nike flying right, crowning horses

Reverse: ΣYΡAKOΣION / head of Arethusa right, in pearl necklace & pearl diadem under which hair tucked up behind, four dolphins around

Diameter: -
Die Orientation: -
Weight: -
Struck under the Deinomenid Tyranny, Gelon I / Hiero I, 485-466 BC
No references provided for this coin
Greek (City of Syracuse)
(44) Syracuse
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An AE Hemilitron struck 410-405 BC in Syracuse
Obverse: Head of Arethusa left, wearing necklace

Reverse: Star of (8 or 16) rays in circular incuse within quadripartite incuse square

Diameter: 16 mm
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 6.15 g
Second Democracy. 466-405 BC, Struck circa 410-405 BC.
SNG ANS 398-402 or SNG ANS 394-7 var. (no E).
Greek (City of Syracuse)
(45) Syracuse
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An AE unit struck 278-276 BC in Syracuse
Obverse: head of Herakles left wearing lion's skin; ΣΥΡAKOΣIΩN

Reverse: Athena Promachos standing right, hurling javelin, holding shield; thunderbolt left

Diameter: 21.5 mm
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 10 g
Pyrrhos
Calciati II p. 324, 177 Ds 14 Rs 60; BMC Sicily p. 206, 495; SNG Cop 811; SNG ANS 844; HGC 2 1450 (S)
Greek (City of Syracuse)
(46) Syracuse
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An AR 16 Litrai struck 274-216 BC in Syracuse
Obverse: Diademed and veiled head of Philistis left; behind, [palm?]

Reverse: BAΣIΛIΣΣA[Σ] ΦIΛIΣTIΔOΣ / Nike, holding reins, driving slow quadriga right

Diameter: 26 mm
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 13.5 g
Philistis, the wife of Hieron II, was a queen of ancient Syracuse, known only from her coins, which are numerous, and of fine workmanship, and from the occurrence of her name (bearing the title of queen, as it does also on her coins) in an inscription in large letters on the great theatre of Syracuse. The circumstance that it is here associated with that of Nereis, the wife of Gelon II, as well as the style and fabric of the coins, which closely resemble those of Hieron II and his son, leads to the conclusion that these were struck during the long reign of Hieron II. The most probable conjecture is that Philistis was the wife of Hieron himself.
Burnett, Enna hoard in SNR 62, 1983
Greek (City of Syracuse)
(47) Syracuse | Agathocles
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An AE Hemilitron struck 317-289 BC in Syracuse
Obverse: Head of Kore left wreathed with grain, amthora ?; ΣΥΡAKOΣIΩN

Reverse: Bull butting left, dolphin above and below; (NK)

Diameter: 20 mm
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 8.13 g
No notes for this coin
cf. Calciati II p. 218, 96 DS 114 R1 4
Greek (City of Syracuse)
(48) Timoleon
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An AE Hemilitron struck 344 - 336 BC in Syracuse
Obverse: ZEYΣ EΛEΘEΡIOΣ / Laureate head of Zeus Eleutherios right

Reverse: ΣYPAKOΣIΩN / Upright thunderbolt

Diameter: -
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 17.8 g
Threatened by Carthage and dominated by Hiketas, the tyrant of Leontini, Syracusans sent an appeal for help to their mother city, Corinth. By a unanimous vote Corinth selected Timoleon to set sail for Sicily with a few leading citizens of Corinth and a small troop of Greek mercenaries. After defeating Hiketas, Timoleon put order to Syracuse' affairs and established a democratic government. He repelled Carthage in several wars, ending with a treaty which divided the island. Timoleon then retired without any title or office, though he remained practically supreme. He became blind before his death, but when important issues were under discussion he was carried to the assembly to give his opinion, which was usually accepted. When he died the citizens of Syracuse erected a monument to his memory, afterward surrounded with porticoes, and a gymnasium called Timoleonteum.
No references provided for this coin
Greek (City of Syracuse)