Greek: SICILY. Syracuse. Dionysius I (405-367 BC). AV 100-litrai (15mm, 5.78 gm, 11h). NGC Choice XF 5/5 - 3/5, Fine Style....

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SICILY. Syracuse. Dionysius I (405-367 BC). AV 100-litrai (15mm, 5.78 gm, 11h). NGC Choice XF 5/5 - 3/5, Fine Style. Attic standard. Ca. 400-370 BC. ΣΥΡΑΚΟΣΙΩΝ, head of Arethusa left in high classical style, hair pulled back into parallel waves along brow line, back held in sphendone decorated with two eight-pointed stars; pellet before, eight-pointed star behind head / Nude youthful Heracles kneeling to right, arms wrapped around neck of Nemean lion crouching left, his head pressed against the lion's back, the lion's claws pushing against his thigh and the ground. HGC 2, 1275. SNG ANS 330.

精美風格的赫拉克勒斯的試煉

西西里。敘拉古。狄奧尼修斯一世（公元前405-367年）。100里特金幣（15mm, 5.78 gm, 11h）。NGC Choice XF 5/5-3/5，精美風格。
阿提卡制。約公元前400-370年。幣文SYRAKOSION，古典盛期樣式的艾瑞杜薩頭像面左，秀髮以平行波浪狀梳向腦後，以飾有兩顆八芒星的髮網攏起；前方有珠點，腦後有八芒星。背面裸體的年輕赫拉克勒斯跪姿面右，雙臂環繞向左蹲伏的涅墨亞獅脖頸，頭部抵靠獅背；一獅爪撐地，另一抵於赫拉克勒斯大腿。參HGC 2, 1275.SNG ANS 330。

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