Coin Portraying King Hieron II
274-216 BCE (Reign of Heiron II)
Bronze
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FROM THE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO’S CATALOG
The front of this coin portrays King Hieron of Syracuse. On the back a man, wearing armor, is shown riding horseback.
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