Hieron II of Syracuse (tyrant of Syracuse, 270-215 BC)

Mints

Hieron II was the Greek Sicilian Tyrant of Syracuse from 270 to 215 BC, and the illegitimate son of a Syracusan noble, Hierocles, who claimed descent from Gelon. He was a former general of Pyrrhus of Epirus and an important figure of the First Punic War.

Die Studies

Item	Metal	Weight
Syracuse (Philistis), silver, tetradrachms (Philistis/Nike) (218-214 BCE)	Silver	20,620 kg
Sicily (uncertain Ptolemaic mint) (Ptolemy II and Hieron II), bronze (17.5g) (Zeus/eagle on thunderbolt) (264-263 BCE)	Bronze
Syracuse (Hieron II), bronze (17.5g) (Zeus/eagle on thunderbolt) (263-260 BCE)	Bronze
Syracuse (Hieron II), silver, 1/4 drachms (Artemis/owl) (216-215 BCE)	Silver	134 kg
Syracuse (Hieron), silver, 32 litrai (Hieron II/Nike driving quadriga) (218-215 BCE)	Silver	4,463 kg
Syracuse (Philistis), silver, drachms (Philistis/Nike driving biga) (216-215 BCE)	Silver	1,423 kg

Overstriking coins

Item	Overstriking coin	Metal	Date	Overstruck type
2432 - Syracuse (Hieron II) (4 litrai Gelon II/eagle) over uncertain type (Lanz, Ebay, May 2017)		Silver	217 BC ^JL

Overstruck coins

Item	Metal	Date
SO 1022 - Rome over Syracuse	Bronze	211 BC ^JL
SO 1020 - Rome over Syracuse	Bronze	211 BC ^JL
SO 975 - Rome over Syracuse	Bronze	215 BC ^JL
2540 - Rome (AE Roma/prow) over Syracuse (Poseidon/trident) (CNG, MBS 78, May 2008, 120)	Bronze	211 BC ^JL
1751 - Neapolis (AE Apollo/Achelous) over Syracuse (Zeus/trident) (Nottingham, The Castle Museum)	Bronze	275 BC ^JL
2896 - Carthage (AE Tanit/horse) over Syracuse (Poseidon/trident) (MacDonald coll., 46)	Bronze	215 BC ^JL
3549 - Carthage (AE Tanit/horse) over Syracuse (Poseidon/trident) (CNG, EA 378, 13 July 2016, 80)	Bronze	215 BC ^JL
3852 - Carthage (AE Tanit/horse) over Syracuse (Poseidon/trident) (CNG, EA 349, Apr. 2015, 18)	Bronze	215 BC ^JL
Rome (quadrans Hercules/prow) over Syracuse (Hieron II) (diademed head/horseman galloping) (Frank Sternberg, 23, 22 Oct. 2000, 341)	Bronze	215 BC ^JL
Sicily (uncertain mint) (Rome) (semis Saturn/prow) over Syracuse (Hieron II/horseman)	Bronze	211 BC ^JL
Sicily (uncertain mint) (Rome) (AE Heracles/boar) over Syracuse (Poseidon/trident) (CNG, EA 385, 26 Oct. 2016, 408)	Bronze	211 BC ^JL
Sicily (uncertain mint) (Rome) (AE Heracles/boar) over Syracuse (Poseidon/trident) (CNG, E-Auction 377, 29 June 2016, 319)	Bronze	211 BC ^JL
Sicily (uncertain mint) (Rome) (AE Heracles/boar) over Syracuse (Poseidon/trident) (Heidelberger Münzhandlung Herbert Grün, 64, 20 Nov. 2014, 2424)	Bronze	211 BC ^JL
26195 - Sicily (uncertain Roman mint) (AE Heracles/boar) over Syracuse (Poseidon/trident) (Herbert Grün, 64, Nov. 2014, 2424)	Bronze	211 BC ^JL
26190 - Sicily (uncertain Roman mint) (AE Heracles/boar) over Syracuse (Poseidon/trident) (eBay Lanz, 6 May 2017)	Bronze	211 BC ^JL
26172 - Sicily (uncertain Roman mint) (AE Heracles/boar) over Syracuse (Poseidon/trident) (CNG, EA 385, Oct. 2016, 408)	Bronze	211 BC ^JL
26167 - Sicily (uncertain Roman mint) (semis Saturn/prow) over Syracuse (Hieron II/horseman) (Triton, I, Dec. 1997, 903)	Bronze	211 BC ^JL
26068 - Sicily (uncertain Roman mint) (quadrans Hercules/prow) over Syracuse (Hieron II) (Hiero/horseman) (Sternberg, 23, Oct. 2000, 341)	Bronze	215 BC ^JL
3363 - Sicily (uncertain Roman mint) (AE Heracles/prow) over Syracuse (Hiero) (Hiero/horseman) (Aegean Numismatics, March 2018)	Bronze	215 BC ^JL
26099 - Sicily (uncertain Roman mint) (uncia Roma/prow) over Syracuse (Hieron II) (Poseidon/trident) (CNG, EA 94, July 2004, 130)	Bronze	214 BC ^JL
26090 - Sicily (uncertain Roman mint) (sextans Mercury/prow) over Syracuse (Hieron II) (Poseidon/trident) (Forum Ancient Coins, RR85325)	Bronze	211 BC ^JL
26101 - Sicily (uncertain Roman mint) (uncia Roma/prow) over Syracuse (Hieron II) (Poseidon/trident) (CNG, EA 364, Dec. 2015, 13)	Bronze	214 BC ^JL
26113 - Sicily (uncertain Roman mint) (uncia Roma/prow) over Syracuse (Hieron II) (Poseidon/trident) (eBay seller, Numismatik Lanz, 6 May 2017)	Bronze	214 BC ^JL
26106 - Sicily (uncertain Roman mint) (uncia Roma/prow) over Syracuse (Hieron II) (Poseidon/trident) (Numismatic Ars Classica, 61, Oct. 2011, 154)	Bronze	214 BC ^JL
26092 - Sicily (uncertain Roman mint) (sextans Mercure/prow) over Syracuse (Hieron II) (Poseidon/trident) (CNG, EA 61, March 2003, 93)	Bronze	211 BC ^JL
26323 - Sicily (uncertain Roman mint) (AE Minerva/prow) over Syracuse (Apollo/Dioscuri) (Hersh 1953, 30b)	Bronze	211 BC ^JL
1848 - Sicily (uncertain Roman mint) (AE Heracles/boar) over Syracuse (Poseidon/trident) (Ebay Lanz, 6 May 2017)	Bronze	211 BC ^JL
26103 - Sicily (uncertain Roman mint) (uncia Roma/prow) over Syracuse (Hieron II) (Poseidon/trident) (Roma Numismatics, E-sale 88, 9 Sept. 2021, 702)	Bronze	214 BC ^JL
26097 - Sicily (uncertain Roman mint) (uncia Roma/prow) over Syracuse (Hieron II) (Poseidon/trident) (Münzen & Medaillen, 9, Oct. 2001, 359)	Bronze	211 BC ^JL
3259 - Sicily (uncertain Roman mint) (AE Mercury/prow) over Syracuse (Poseidon/trident) (info D. MacDonald)	Bronze	211 BC ^JL
28185 - Carthage (AE Tanit/standing horse) over Syracuse (Poseidon/trident) (Roma Numismatics, EA 55, Apr. 2019, 123)	Bronze	215 BC ^JL
2228 - Sicily (uncertain Roman mint) (AE Minerva/prow) over Syracuse (Hieron/thunderbolt) (Hersh 1953, 28b)	Bronze	211 BC ^JL
26192 - Sicily (uncertain Roman mint) (AE Heracles/bull) over Syracuse (Poseidon/trident) (CNG, EA 377, June 2016, 319)	Bronze	211 BC ^JL
29201 - Sicily (uncertain Roman mint) (AE Heracles/bull) over Syracuse (Poseidon/trident) (Vcoins, London Ancient Coins, Feb. 2025, 12586)	Bronze	211 BC ^JL