Pedigreed to 1921 SICILY. Syracuse. Hieronymos, 215-214 BC. 10 Litrai (Silver, 23 mm, 7.51 g, 5 h). Diademed head of Hieronymos to left; behind, retrograde K. Rev. ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ / ΙΕΡΩΝΥΜΟΥ Winged thunderbolt; above, KI. Bar, Issue 79. HGC 2, 1567. Holloway 46 (O21/R38). SNG ANS 1028. Attractive old collection toning. Some marks and small scratches on the obverse, otherwise, very fine. From the Y.K. collection assembled 1910-1940, ex Platt, 19 May 1921, 49. Hieronymos was an ill-fated and inept ruler who was assassinated barely a year into his reign. His death also meant the end of the entire royal family: "After the death of Hieronymos, the Syracusans, having met in assembly, voted to punish the whole family of the tyrant and to put them all to death, men and women alike, in order to uproot completely the tyrant stock" (Diod. 26.15.2). No more kings were needed anyway, as the Roman Republic soon took control of the once mighty realm. https://cdn.nomosag.com/auctions/95/video00102.mp4?sv=2023-01-03&ss=b&srt=co&st=2025-03-10T16%3A25%3A27Z&se=2099-03-11T16%3A25%3A00Z&sp=rl&sig=i7RzFAqwYGMJUp3u71BbRyL3HhIAtR%2F8cUnRnTVQfyU%3D&rsct=video%2Fmp4