8 Litrai The Sikeliotes

Features

Issuer	Morgantina (Sicily)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Years	214 BC - 212 BC
Value	8 Litrai
Currency	Litra
Composition	Silver
Weight	6.88 g
Diameter	22.0 mm
Shape	Round (irregular)
Technique	Hammered
Orientation	Variable alignment ↺
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 268549
References	SNG ANS 4# 1168 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. , SNG Lloyd# 1578 Peter Bagwell Purefoy, Edward Stanley Gotch Robinson. Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum: Volume II - The Lloyd Collection. Oxford University Press, London, United Kingdom (4 volumes). , Jameson# 885 Robert Jameson. Collection R. Jameson. Feuardent, Paris, France (4 volumes). , HGC 2# 910 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. , Gulbenkian# 362 Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian (publisher). A Catalogue of the Calouste Gulbenkian Collection of Greek Coins. Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, Lisbon, Portugal (2 volumes). , CNAI# 12 Alberto Campana. Corpus nummorum antiquae Italiae (zecche minori) (2 volumes). , Gillet# 694 . Charles Gillet Collection. , Bement# 557 William S. Kundig (ed.); 1924. Collection Clarence S. Bement / Monnaies grecques antiques en or et en argent. Naville & Cie, Geneva, Switzerland (2 volumes).

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Obverse

Head of Persephone left, wearing wreath of grain ears and veil; leaf to right

Reverse

Nike, wearing long chiton, holding kentron in right hand and reins in both, driving fast quadriga right; monogram above, ΣΙΚΕΛΙΩΤΑΝ in exergue

Script: Greek

Lettering: ΣΙΚΕΛΙΩΤΑΝ

Translation: Sikeliotes

Mint

Morgantina, Sicily, Italy

Comments

Burnett 110; Erim & Jaunzems II.

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Date					VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
Undetermined
ND (214 BC - 212 BC)								$ 2800

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Past sales

Pictures	Sale	Date	Grade	Sold price
	Multiple sales of the same specimen: CNG Auction 130 Lot 43	23 Sep 2025	XF	USD 2500.00 (+ buyer's premium)
© Classical Numismatic Group, Inc.
	CNG Auction 121 Lot 119	6 Oct 2022	XF	USD 2500.00 (+ buyer's premium)
Ex Classical Numismatic Group 50, 23 June 1999, lot 483; Spink America (20 May 1995), lot 70
© Classical Numismatic Group, Inc.
	Multiple sales of the same specimen: CNG Auction 130 Lot 42	23 Sep 2025	XF	USD 4000.00 (+ buyer's premium)
© Classical Numismatic Group, Inc.
	The New York Sale Auction 4 Lot 69	17 Jan 2002	XF	Unsold
Ex Münzen und Medaillen AG 88 (17 May 1999), lot 85
© The New York Sale
	CNG Triton XXIV Lot 384	19 Jan 2021	XF	USD 3250.00 (+ buyer's premium)
Ex Peus 376 (29 October 2003), lot 210
© Classical Numismatic Group, Inc.
	CNG Triton XXIV Lot 4	19 Jan 2021	XF	USD 3250.00
Ex Classical Numismatic Group XXIV (9 December 1992), lot 191
© Classical Numismatic Group, Inc.
	CNG Triton XX Lot 64	10 Jan 2017	XF	USD 2750.00 (+ buyer's premium)
Ex Classical Numismatic Group 49 (17 March 1999), lot 125; Giessener Münzhandlung 92 (20 November 1998), lot 65; Giessener Münzhandlung 73 (11 October 1995), lot 51; Giessener Münzhandlung 62 (20 April 1993), lot 33
© Classical Numismatic Group, Inc.
	Nomos AG Auction 13 Lot 133	7 Oct 2016	XF	USD 2528.32 (CHF 2000.00) (+ buyer's premium)
Ex Sternberg XIX, 18 November 1987, 76
© Nomos AG