Litra

Features

Issuer	Kamarina (Sicily)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Years	410 BC - 405 BC
Value	1 Litra
Currency	Litra
Composition	Silver
Weight	0.88 g
Diameter	12.0 mm
Shape	Round (irregular)
Technique	Hammered
Orientation	Variable alignment ↺
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 135725
References	Westermark&Jenkins# 170-171 Ulla Westermark, Gilbert Kenneth Jenkins; 1980. The coinage of Kamarina. Royal Numismatic Society, London, United Kingdom. , SNG Lloyd# 878 Peter Bagwell Purefoy, Edward Stanley Gotch Robinson. Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum: Volume II - The Lloyd Collection. Oxford University Press, London, United Kingdom (4 volumes). , SNG ANS 4# 1210 Eva Jaunzems; 1977. Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum: The Collection of the American Numismatic Society / Part 4. Sicily 2 (Galaria-Styella). American Numismatic Society, New York City, New York, United States. , HGC 2# 537 Oliver D. Hoover; 2012. Handbook of Coins of Sicily (Including Lipara) / Volume 2: Civic, Royal, Siculo-Punic, and Romano-Sicilian Issues : Sixth to First Centuries BC. Classical Numismatic Group, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States. , BMC Greek# 25 British Museum (publisher). A Catalogue of the Greek Coins in the British Museum. British Museum, London, United Kingdom (28 volumes). , Jameson# 529 Robert Jameson. Collection R. Jameson. Feuardent, Paris, France (4 volumes). , Weber# 1250-1251 Hermann David Weber, Leonard Forrer. Descriptive catalogue of the collection of Greek coins formed by Sir Hermann Weber M.D. 1823-1918. Spink & Son, London, United Kingdom (5 volumes). , SNG Lockett# 726 Edward Stanley Gotch Robinson, Richard Cyril Lockett. Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum: Volume III - The Lockett Collection. Oxford University Press, London, United Kingdom (5 volumes).

Obverse

Head of Kamarina facing left, hair in sphendone.

Reverse

Swan facing left, wings spread and on waves. Below, fish facing left.

Mint

Camarina, Sicily, Italy

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Date					VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
Undetermined
ND (410 BC - 405 BC)							$ 450	$ 5500

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Past sales

Pictures	Sale	Date	Grade	Sold price
	Nomos AG Auction 32 Lot 354	8 Jun 2024	XF	USD 6330.40 (CHF 5000.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	CNG Triton XVIII Lot 354	6 Jan 2015	XF	USD 3250.00 (+ buyer's premium)
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	Roma Numismatics Auction XX Lot 58	29 Oct 2020	VF	USD 591.23 (GBP 440.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	CNG Electronic Auction 436 Lot 72	23 Jan 2019	VF	USD 400.00 (+ buyer's premium)
© Classical Numismatic Group, Inc.
	CNG Auction 109 Lot 57	12 Sep 2018	VF	USD 400.00 (+ buyer's premium)
© Classical Numismatic Group, Inc.
	CNG Auction 106 Lot 37	13 Sep 2017	VF	USD 340.00 (+ buyer's premium)
© Classical Numismatic Group, Inc.