Hicetas (tyrant of Syracuse, 288-279 BC)

Mints

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	Metal	Weight
Syracuse (Hicetas), gold, hemistaters (Persephone/Nike driving biga) (279-278 BCE)		Gold	4,905 kg

Overstriking coins

Item	Metal	Date
2260 - Syracuse (AE Zeus/eagle) over Syracuse (Artemis/thunderbolt) (Roma Numismatics, EA 36, May 2017, 45)	Bronze	287 BC ^JL
925 - Syracuse (AE Zeus/eagle) over Syracuse (Artemis/thunderbolt) (Agora, 103, Dec. 2021, 13)	Bronze	287 BC ^JL
2278 - Syracuse (AE Zeus/eagle) over uncertain type (Gorny & Mosch, 204, March 2012, 1180)	Bronze	287 BC ^JL
2375 - Syracuse (AE Zeus/eagle) over Syracuse (Persephone/biga) (Savoca, EA 11, Dec. 2016, 125)	Bronze	287 BC ^JL
19941 - Syracuse (AE Zeus/eagle) over uncertain type (Bertolami, EA 93, Jan 2021, 180)	Bronze	287 BC ^JL
20126 - Syracuse (AE Zeus/eagle) over Syracuse (Artemis/thunderbolt) (Bertolami, EA 109, Jan. 2022, 307)	Bronze	287 BC ^JL
20013 - Syracuse (AE Zeus/eagle) over Syracuse (Artemis/thunderbolt) (Nomos AG, obolos 23, June 2022, 172)	Bronze	287 BC ^JL
2287 - Syracuse (AE Zeus/eagle) over uncertain type (CNG, EA 219, Sept. 2009, 209)	Bronze	287 BC ^JL
2201 - Syracuse (AE Zeus/eagle) over Syracuse (Artemis/thunderbolt) (Gorny & Mosch, 134, Oct. 2004, 1128)	Bronze	287 BC ^JL
2376 - Syracuse (AE Zeus/eagle) over uncertain type (CNG, MBS 76, Sept. 2007, 176)	Bronze	287 BC ^JL
2232 - Syracuse (AE Zeus/eagle) over Syracuse (Heracles/lion) (CNG, MBS 78, May 2008, 120)	Bronze	287 BC ^JL
2409 - Syracuse (AE Zeus/eagle) over Syracuse (Persephone/biga) (MacDonald coll., 45)	Bronze	287 BC ^JL
20128 - Syracuse (AE Zeus/eagle) over Syracuse (Persephone/biga) (Classical Numismatic Group, EA 443, 1 May 2019, 10)	Bronze	287 BC ^JL
2522 - Syracuse (AE Zeus/eagle) over Syracuse (Heracles/lion) (MacDonald coll., 44)	Bronze	287 BC ^JL
2740 - Syracuse (AE Zeus/eagle) over Syracuse (Artemis/thunderbolt) (New York Sale, 20, Jan. 2009, 101)	Bronze	287 BC ^JL
2270 - Syracuse (AE Zeus/eagle) over Syracuse (Artemis/thunderbolt) (MacDonald coll., 42)	Bronze	287 BC ^JL
2358 - Syracuse (AE Zeus/eagle) over uncertain type (Bertolami - ACR Auctions, EA 68, March 2019, 343)	Bronze	287 BC ^JL
2710 - Syracuse (AE Zeus/eagle) over Syracuse (Artemis/thunderbolt) (Ebay seller: Authentic Ancient Coins, Jan. 2017)	Bronze	287 BC ^JL
2197 - Syracuse (AE Zeus/eagle) over Syracuse (Artemis/thunderbolt) (CNG, 91, Sept. 2012, 74)	Bronze	287 BC ^JL
20130 - Syracuse (AE Zeus/eagle) over Syracuse (Heracles/lion) (Classical Numismatic Group, EA 443, May 2019, 10)	Bronze	287 BC ^JL
2208 - Syracuse (AE Zeus/eagle) over Syracuse (Artemis/thunderbolt) (VCoins seller: Shick Coins)	Bronze	287 BC ^JL
2435 - Syracuse (AE Zeus/eagle) over Syracuse (Artemis/thunderbolt) (Lanz, 153, Dec. 2011, 125)	Bronze	287 BC ^JL
3505 - Syracuse (AE Zeus/eagle) over uncertain type (CNG, EA 345, Febr. 2015, 123)	Bronze	287 BC ^JL
2551 - Syracuse (AE Zeus/eagle) over Syracuse (Artemis/thunderbolt) (Gitbud Numismatik, 2, April 2017, 10)	Bronze	287 BC ^JL
2313 - Syracuse (AE Zeus/eagle) over Syracuse (Artemis/thunderbolt) (CNG, EA 240, Sept. 2010, 79)	Bronze	287 BC ^JL
2235 - Syracuse (AE Zeus/eagle) over Syracuse (Persephone/biga) (Hirsch, 281, May 2012, 136)	Bronze	287 BC ^JL
2514 - Syracuse (AE Zeus/eagle) over Syracuse (Artemis/thunderbolt) (Ebay seller: Numis Matic, March 2016)	Bronze	287 BC ^JL
20010 - Syracuse (AE Zeus/eagle) over uncertain type (Felzmann, EA 33, May 2022, 10011)	Bronze	287 BC ^JL
2222 - Syracuse (AE Zeus/eagle) over Syracuse (Artemis/thunderbolt) (CNG, MBS 78, May 2008, 120)	Bronze	287 BC ^JL
22335 - Syracuse (AE Zeus/eagle) over Syracuse (Heracles/lion) (Roma Numismatics, Oct. 2023, 751)	Bronze	287 BC ^JL
25002 - Syracuse (AE Zeus/eagle) over uncertain type (Roma Numismatics, EA 119, Apr. 2024, 167)	Bronze	287 BC ^JL
2251 - Syracuse (AE Zeus/eagle) over Syracuse (Artemis/thunderbolt) (MacDonald coll., 43)	Bronze	287 BC ^JL
27261 - Syracuse (AE Zeus/eagle) over Syracuse (Heracles/lion) (CNG, EA 574, 6 Nov. 2024, 15)	Bronze	287 BC ^JL
27279 - Syracuse (AE Zeus/eagle) over Syracuse (Artemis/thunderbolt) (CNG, EA 575, Nov. 2024, 31)	Bronze	287 BC ^JL
29116 - Syracuse (AE Zeus/eagle) over Syracuse (Artemis/thunderbolt) (VCoins, London Ancient coins, Feb. 2025, 13577)	Bronze	287 BC ^JL
30390 - Syracuse (AE Zeus/eagle) over Syracuse (Artemis/thunderbolt) (CNG, EA 590, July 2025, 31)	Bronze	287 BC ^JL
30465 - Syracuse (AE Zeus/eagle) over Syracuse (Heracles/lion) (CNG, EA 593, Aug. 2025, 33)	Bronze	287 BC ^JL
26426 - Syracuse (AE Zeus/eagle) over Syracuse (Artemis/thunderbolt) (CNG, EA 564, June 2024, 40)	Bronze	287 BC ^JL

Overstruck coins

Item	Metal	Date
1593 - Agrigentum (AE Zeus/eagles) over Syracuse (Hicetas) (Persephone/biga) (Hirsch, 264, Nov. 2009, 58)	Bronze	288 BC ^JL
2375 - Syracuse (AE Zeus/eagle) over Syracuse (Persephone/biga) (Savoca, EA 11, Dec. 2016, 125)	Bronze	287 BC ^JL
2409 - Syracuse (AE Zeus/eagle) over Syracuse (Persephone/biga) (MacDonald coll., 45)	Bronze	287 BC ^JL
20128 - Syracuse (AE Zeus/eagle) over Syracuse (Persephone/biga) (Classical Numismatic Group, EA 443, 1 May 2019, 10)	Bronze	287 BC ^JL
2235 - Syracuse (AE Zeus/eagle) over Syracuse (Persephone/biga) (Hirsch, 281, May 2012, 136)	Bronze	287 BC ^JL
26224 - Rome (AE Minerva/horse's head) over Syracuse (Zeus/eagle) (Hersh 1953, 19)	Bronze	269 BC ^JL