Didrachm - Second Democracy

Features

Issuer	Syracuse (Sicily)
Period	Second Democracy (465 BC - 405 BC)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Years	410 BC - 405 BC
Value	Didrachm (10)
Currency	Litra
Composition	Gold
Weight	0.66 g
Diameter	8.0 mm
Shape	Round (irregular)
Technique	Hammered
Orientation	Variable alignment ↺
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 189251
References	SNG ANS 5# 316-317 Denyse Bérend; 1988. Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum: The Collection of the American Numismatic Society / Part 5. Sicily 3 (Syracuse-Siceliotes). American Numismatic Society, New York City, New York, United States. , Jameson# 817 Robert Jameson. Collection R. Jameson. Feuardent, Paris, France (4 volumes). , SNG Lloyd# 1418 Peter Bagwell Purefoy, Edward Stanley Gotch Robinson. Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum: Volume II - The Lloyd Collection. Oxford University Press, London, United Kingdom (4 volumes). , SNG Munich 1# 1087 Peter Robert Franke, Harald Küthmann; 1968. Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum: Staatliche Münzsammlung München / Heft 1. Hispania - Gallia Narbonensis. Gebr. Mann, Berlin, Germany. , Dewing# 863 Leo Mildenberg (ed.), Silvia Mani Hurter (ed.); 1985. The Dewing Collection of Greek Coins. American Numismatic Society, New York City, New York, United States (2 volumes). , SNG Copenhagen# 687 Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum: Royal Collection of Greek Coins. Danish National Museum. Copenhagen, Denmark (44 volumes). , SNG Lockett# 983 Edward Stanley Gotch Robinson, Richard Cyril Lockett. Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum: Volume III - The Lockett Collection. Oxford University Press, London, United Kingdom (5 volumes). , Weber# 1608 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). , BMC Greek# 318 British Museum (publisher). A Catalogue of the Greek Coins in the British Museum. British Museum, London, United Kingdom (28 volumes).

Obverse

Head of Athena to right, wearing Attic helmet with crests but without side flaps

Reverse

Aegis

Mint

Syracuse, Italy

Comments

Rizzo pl. XLVIII, 6; Boehringer, Essays Thompson p. 16 and pl. 38, 9; Gulbenkian -; Pozzi -;BMC Sicily pg. 164, 318.

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Date					VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
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ND (410 BC - 405 BC)								$ 5200

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	Jean Elsen & ses Fils Auction 163 Lot 25	6 Nov 2025	XF	USD 5761.50 (EUR 5000.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Numismatica Ars Classica Auction 120 Lot 282	6 Oct 2020	XF	USD 3767.79 (CHF 3000.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Nomos AG obolos 4 Lot 101	21 Feb 2016	XF	USD 4772.53 (CHF 3800.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Nomos AG Auction 3 Lot 28	10 May 2011	XF	USD 12 559.30 (CHF 10 000.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	CNG Triton VII Lot 87	12 Jan 2004	XF	USD 3000.00 (+ buyer's premium)
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