Hicetas (tyrant of Syracuse, 288-279 BC)
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Hicetas (Greek: Ἱκέτας or Ἱκέτης) was tyrant of Syracuse, during the interval between the reign of Agathocles and that of Pyrrhus.
Die Studies
| Item | Image | MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made. | WeightCarter 1983 * Median weight * 20000 (*10 if gold or electrum) |
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| Syracuse (Hicetas), gold, hemistaters (279-278 BCE) | 
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Gold | 4,905 kg |
Overstriking coins
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Overstruck coins
| Item | Overstruck typeImage of the overstruck variety | MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made. | DateIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. | Overstriking coinImage of the overstriking coin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1593 - Agrigentum (AE Zeus/eagles) over Syracuse (Hicetas) (Persephone/biga) (Hirsch, 264, Nov. 2009, 58) | 
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Bronze | 288 BC JL | 
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| 20128 - Syracuse (AE Zeus/eagle) over Syracuse (Persephone/biga) (Classical Numismatic Group, EA 443, 1 May 2019, 10) | 
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Bronze | 287 BC JL | 
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| 2235 - Syracuse (AE Zeus/eagle) over Syracuse (Persephone/biga) (Hirsch, 281, May 2012, 136) | 
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Bronze | 287 BC JL | .png)
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| 2375 - Syracuse (AE Zeus/eagle) over Syracuse (Persephone/biga) (Savoca, EA 11, Dec. 2016, 125) |
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Bronze | 287 BC JL | .jpg)
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| 2409 - Syracuse (AE Zeus/eagle) over Syracuse (Persephone/biga) (MacDonald coll., 45) |
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| Rome (AE Minerva/horse's head) over Syracuse (Zeus/eagle) (Hersh 1953, n°19) | 
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Bronze | 269 BC JL | 
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Hicetas 
| TypeType of authority. ᵖ | Person |
| Nomisma IDNomisma ID | hicetas |
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Literature
- HGC 2 (34 mentions)
- Calciati 1986 (33 mentions)
- Puglisi 2009 (32 mentions)
- SNG ANS 5 Sicily (2 mentions)
- Buttrey 1973 (1 mentions)
- Sear I (1 mentions)
- RQEMH (1 mentions)
