12 Litrai - Fifth Democracy

Features

Issuer	Syracuse (Sicily)
Period	Fifth Democracy (214 BC - 212 BC)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Years	214 BC - 212 BC
Value	12 Litrai
Currency	Litra
Composition	Silver
Weight	10.16 g
Diameter	24 mm
Shape	Round (irregular)
Technique	Hammered
Orientation	Variable alignment ↺
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 236320
References	Burnett Enna# 9-12 Andrew Burnett; 1983. The Enna Hoard and the Silver Coinage of the Syracusan Democracy. Société suisse de numismatique = Schweizerische Numismatische Gesellschaft. , SNG Copenhagen# 877 Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum: Royal Collection of Greek Coins. Danish National Museum. Copenhagen, Denmark (44 volumes). , SNG Fitzwilliam# 1435 Fritz Heichelheim. Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum: Volume IV - The Fitzwilliam Collection. Oxford University Press, London, United Kingdom (8 volumes). , de Luynes# 1392 Jean Babelon, Louis Ciani (ed.), Jules Florange (ed.). Catalogue de la collection de Luynes - monnaies grecques. Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris, France (4 volumes). , de Molthein# 593 Léopold Walcher de Molthein, Victor Renner; 1895. Catalogue de la collection des médailles grecques de M. le Chevalier Léopold Walcher de Molthein = Catalogue of the collection of Greek coins of Mr. Chevalier Léopold Walcher de Molthein. Rollin & Feuardent, Adolphe Holzhausen, Paris, France / Vienna, Austria. , HGC 2# 1412 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.

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Obverse

Head of Athena to left, wearing crested Corinthian helmet with serpent on the bowl, pendant earring and pearl necklace

Reverse

Artemis, wearing hunting dress, standing left, drawing her bow; at her feet, hunting dog leaping to left; in field to left, ΜΙ

Script: Greek

Lettering:
ΣΥΡΑΚΟΣΙΩΝ
ΜΙ

Mint

Syracuse, Italy

Comments

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Date					VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
Undetermined
ND (214 BC - 212 BC)							$ 960	$ 3400

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Past sales

Pictures	Sale	Date	Grade	Sold price
	Multiple sales of the same specimen: Heritage Auctions 2017 September 7 - 12 Long Beach Expo World Coins Signature Auction - Long Beach 3057 Lot 30016	7 Sep 2017	AU (NGC Choice AU 5/5 - 3/5)	USD 1000.00 (+ buyer's premium)
© Heritage Auctions
	Gorny & Mosch Auction 232 Lot 84	5 Oct 2015	XF	USD 1743.51 (EUR 1500.00) (+ buyer's premium)
© Gorny & Mosch GmbH Giessener Münzhandlung
	Gorny & Mosch Auction 215 Lot 724	14 Oct 2013	XF	USD 1220.46 (EUR 1050.00) (+ buyer's premium)
Ex Numismatica Ars Classica F, 1996, 1152
© Gorny & Mosch GmbH Giessener Münzhandlung
	Multiple sales of the same specimen: Numismatica Ars Classica Auction 146 Lot 2122	8 May 2024	XF	USD 5704.30 (CHF 4500.00) (+ buyer's premium)
© Numismatica Ars Classica NAC AG
	Numismatica Ars Classica Auction 27 Lot 133	12 May 2004	XF	USD 4056.39 (CHF 3200.00) (+ buyer's premium)
© Numismatica Ars Classica NAC AG
	CNG Auction 121 Lot 149	6 Oct 2022	XF	USD 2000.00 (+ buyer's premium)
© Classical Numismatic Group, Inc.
	Leu Numismatik Web Auction 17 Lot 158	14 Aug 2021	XF	USD 5197.25 (CHF 4100.00) (+ buyer's premium)
Ex Münzen & Medaillen AG FPL 535, August 1990, 24
© Leu Numismatik
	Multiple sales of the same specimen: Nomos AG Auction 20 Lot 70	10 Jul 2020	XF	USD 5577.54 (CHF 4400.00) (+ buyer's premium)
© Nomos AG
	Roma Numismatics Auction XVIII Lot 545	29 Sep 2019	XF	USD 3493.24 (GBP 2600.00) (+ buyer's premium)
© Roma Numismatics Limited
	Numismatica Ars Classica Auction 114 Lot 99	6 May 2019	XF	USD 3485.96 (CHF 2750.00) (+ buyer's premium)
© Numismatica Ars Classica NAC AG