Litra

Features

Issuer	Himera (Sicily)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Years	470 BC - 450 BC
Value	1 Litra
Currency	Litra
Composition	Silver
Weight	0.76 g
Diameter	9.0 mm
Shape	Round (irregular)
Technique	Hammered
Orientation	Variable alignment ↺
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 185892
References	HGC 2# 447 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. , SNG Lloyd# 1028 Peter Bagwell Purefoy, Edward Stanley Gotch Robinson. Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum: Volume II - The Lloyd Collection. Oxford University Press, London, United Kingdom (4 volumes). , SNG Copenhagen# 312 Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum: Royal Collection of Greek Coins. Danish National Museum. Copenhagen, Denmark (44 volumes). , de Luynes# 981 Jean Babelon, Louis Ciani (ed.), Jules Florange (ed.). Catalogue de la collection de Luynes - monnaies grecques. Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris, France (4 volumes). , SNG Munich 5# 355 Peter Robert Franke, Susanne Grunauer-von Hoerschelmann; 1977. Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum: Staatliche Münzsammlung München / Heft 5. Sikelia. Gebr. Mann, Berlin, Germany. , Jameson# 611 Robert Jameson. Collection R. Jameson. Feuardent, Paris, France (4 volumes).

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Obverse

Male head to right with pointed beard

Reverse

Corinthian helmet to right, with tendril on the bowl

Script: Greek

Lettering: ΙΜΕRΑΕ

Mint

Himera, Sicily, Italy

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Date					VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
Undetermined
ND (470 BC - 450 BC)							$ 500	$ 820

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Past sales

Pictures	Sale	Date	Grade	Sold price
	Numismatica Ars Classica Auction 154 Lot 1071	19 May 2025	XF	USD 878.79 (CHF 700.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Roma Numismatics Auction XXVII Lot 82	22 Mar 2023	XF	USD 667.99 (GBP 500.00) (+ buyer's premium)
© Roma Numismatics Limited
	Roma Numismatics May 2013 Auction Lot 81	21 May 2013	XF	USD 400.79 (GBP 300.00) (+ buyer's premium)
© Roma Numismatics Limited
	Roma Numismatics Auction 3 Lot 50	31 Mar 2012	XF	USD 801.59 (GBP 600.00) (+ buyer's premium)
© Roma Numismatics Limited
	Nomos AG obolos 35 Lot 1048	15 Dec 2024	VF	USD 690.48 (CHF 550.00) (+ buyer's premium)
© Nomos AG
	H. D. Rauch Auction 118 Lot 151	25 Jun 2024	VF	USD 323.03 (EUR 280.00) (+ buyer's premium)
© H. D. Rauch
	CNG Auction 117 Lot 34	19 May 2021	VF	USD 475.00 (+ buyer's premium)
© Classical Numismatic Group, Inc.
	Savoca Numismatik 19th Silver Auction Lot 12	10 Dec 2017	VF	USD 323.03 (EUR 280.00) (+ buyer's premium)
© Savoca Numismatik GmbH & Co. KG
	Nomos AG obolos 6 Lot 125	20 Nov 2016	VF	USD 125.54 (CHF 100.00) (+ buyer's premium)
© Nomos AG
	Nomos AG obolos 1 Lot 120	8 Feb 2015	VF	Unsold
© Nomos AG