Hemidrachm
Features
| Issuer |
Naxos (Sicily)
 |
|---|---|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 420 BC - 403 BC |
| Value | Hemidrachm (5⁄2) |
| Currency | Litra |
| Composition | Silver |
| Weight | 2.09 g |
| Diameter | 13 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 171518 |
| References | Cahn Nax# 124 Herbert Adolph Cahn; 1944. Die Munzen der Sizilischen stadt Naxos: Ein Beitrag zur Kunstgeschichte des griechischen Westens = The Coins of the Sicilian City of Naxos. Verlag Birkhäuser, Basel, Switzerland. George MacDonald. Catalogue of Greek coins in the Hunterian collection, University of Glasgow. James Maclehose and Sons, Glasgow, United Kingdom (3 volumes). 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. |
Obverse
Head of the youthful river-god Assinos to left, wearing wreath of parsley and with a tiny horn above his forehead
Reverse
Nude and bearded silen kneeling partially to left, holding kantharos in his right hand and branch in his left
Script: Greek
Lettering: ΝΑΞΙΩΝ
Mint
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
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| ND (420 BC - 403 BC) | 
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$ 30 000 | |||||||||||||
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Past sales
| Pictures | Sale | Date | Grade | Sold price | |
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Numismatica Ars Classica Auction 154 Lot 1084 
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19 May 2025 | XF |
USD 30 137.81
(CHF 24 000.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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Nomos AG Auction 10 Lot 8
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18 May 2015 | XF |
USD 32 649.29
(CHF 26 000.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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| © Nomos AG | |||||
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Nomos AG Auction 3 Lot 24
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10 May 2011 | XF |
USD 35 160.77
(CHF 28 000.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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Nomos AG Auction 1 Lot 26
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6 May 2009 | XF |
USD 22 603.35
(CHF 18 000.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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