Pyrrhus (general, Aeacid king of Molossians, Macedonia and Epirus, 306-272 BC)

Mints

Pyrrhus was a Greek general and statesman of the Hellenistic period. He was king of the Greek tribe of Molossians, of the royal Aeacid house (from c. 297 BC), and later he became king of Epirus (r. 306–302, 297–272 BC). He was one of the strongest opponents of early Rome.

Die Studies

Item	Metal	Weight
Taras, gold, ogdoemoria (276-272 BCE)	Gold	508 kg
Locri Epyzephyrii (Pyrrhus), silver, tetradrachms (280-277 BCE)	Silver	1,702 kg
Syracuse (Pyrrhus), gold, staters (278-276 BCE)	Gold	5,438 kg
Syracuse (Pyrrhus), gold, hemistaters (278-276 BCE)	Gold	7,591 kg

Overstriking coins

Item	Metal	Date
2528 - Syracuse (octobol Persephone/Athena) over Corinth (Pegasus/Athena) (Brussels, KBR, II 89507)	Silver	278 BC ^JL
2517 - Syracuse (octobol Persephone/Athena) over uncertain type (London, BM, 1987-4-14.2)	Silver	278 BC ^JL
2659 - Syracuse (AE Heracles/Athena) over Syracuse (Artemis/thunderbolt) (Hirsch, 263, Sept. 2009, 2093)	Bronze	278 BC ^JL
2445 - Syracuse (AE Heracles/Athena) over Syracuse (Artemis/thunderbolt) (Hirsch, 267, May 2010, 100)	Bronze	278 BC ^JL
2720 - Syracuse (AE Heracles/Athena) over Syracuse (Artemis/thunderbolt) (Bertolami, 52, Nov. 2018, 58)	Bronze	278 BC ^JL
2249 - Syracuse (AE Heracles/Athena) over Syracuse (Artemis/thunderbolt) (Ebay seller variana museum, June 2018)	Bronze	278 BC ^JL

Overstruck coins

Item	Overstruck type	Metal	Date	Overstriking coin
30316 - Syracuse (follis Constans and Constantinus IV facing forward/M between Heraclius and Tiberius) over Syracuse (Pyrrhus) (head of Heracles/standing Athena) (Hirsch, 309, May 2015, 748)		Bronze	AD 659 ^JL