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	MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.	WeightCarter 1983 * Median weight * 20000 (*10 if gold or electrum)
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), silver, 32 litrai (Hieron II/Nike driving quadriga) (218-215 BCE)	Silver	4,463 kg
Syracuse (Philistis), silver, tetradrachms (Philistis/Nike) (218-214 BCE)	Silver	20,620 kg
Syracuse (Philistis), silver, drachms (Philistis/Nike driving biga) (216-215 BCE)	Silver	1,423 kg
Syracuse (Hieron II), silver, 1/4 drachms (Artemis/owl) (216-215 BCE)	Silver	134 kg

Overstriking coins

Item	Overstriking coinImage of the overstriking coin	MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.	DateIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.	Overstruck typeImage of the overstruck variety
2432 - Syracuse (Hieron II) (4 litrai Gelon II/eagle) over uncertain type (Lanz, Ebay, May 2017)		Silver	217 BC ^JL

Overstruck coins

Item	MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.	DateIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.
1751 - Neapolis (AE Apollo/Achelous) over Syracuse (Zeus/trident) (Nottingham, The Castle Museum)	Bronze	275 BC ^JL
3363 - Sicily (uncertain Roman mint) (AE Heracles/prow) over Syracuse (Hiero) (Hiero/horseman) (Aegean Numismatics, March 2018)	Bronze	215 BC ^JL
SO 975 - Rome over Syracuse	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
28185 - Carthage (AE Tanit/standing horse) over Syracuse (Poseidon/trident) (Roma Numismatics, EA 55, Apr. 2019, 123)	Bronze	215 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
2896 - Carthage (AE Tanit/horse) over Syracuse (Poseidon/trident) (MacDonald coll., 46)	Bronze	215 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
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
26099 - Sicily (uncertain Roman mint) (uncia Roma/prow) over Syracuse (Hieron II) (Poseidon/trident) (CNG, EA 94, July 2004, 130)	Bronze	214 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
Sicily (uncertain mint) (Rome) (AE Heracles/boar) over Syracuse (Poseidon/trident) (CNG, EA 385, 26 Oct. 2016, 408)	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
26190 - Sicily (uncertain Roman mint) (AE Heracles/boar) over Syracuse (Poseidon/trident) (eBay Lanz, 6 May 2017)	Bronze	211 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
Sicily (uncertain mint) (Rome) (AE Heracles/boar) over Syracuse (Poseidon/trident) (eBay seller, Numismatik Lanz, 6 May 2017)	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
26092 - Sicily (uncertain Roman mint) (sextans Mercure/prow) over Syracuse (Hieron II) (Poseidon/trident) (CNG, EA 61, March 2003, 93)	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
3259 - Sicily (uncertain Roman mint) (AE Mercury/prow) over Syracuse (Poseidon/trident) (info D. MacDonald)	Bronze	211 BC ^JL
26090 - Sicily (uncertain Roman mint) (sextans Mercury/prow) over Syracuse (Hieron II) (Poseidon/trident) (Forum Ancient Coins, RR85325)	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
2540 - Rome (AE Roma/prow) over Syracuse (Poseidon/trident) (CNG, MBS 78, May 2008, 120)	Bronze	211 BC ^JL
26323 - Sicily (uncertain Roman mint) (AE Minerva/prow) over Syracuse (Apollo/Dioscuri) (Hersh 1953, 30b)	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
SO 1022 - Rome over Syracuse	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
1848 - Sicily (uncertain Roman mint) (AE Heracles/boar) over Syracuse (Poseidon/trident) (Ebay Lanz, 6 May 2017)	Bronze	211 BC ^JL
Sicily (uncertain mint) (Rome) (semis Saturn/prow) over Syracuse (Hieron II/horseman)	Bronze	211 BC ^JL
SO 1020 - Rome over Syracuse	Bronze	211 BC ^JL
2228 - Sicily (uncertain Roman mint) (AE Minerva/prow) over Syracuse (Hieron/thunderbolt) (Hersh 1953, 28b)	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
SO 972 - Rome over Syracuse		215 ^JL