100 Litrai - Dionysios I

Features

Issuer	Syracuse (Sicily)
Tyrant	Dionysius I the Elder (405 BC - 367 BC)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Year	400 BC
Value	100 Litrai
Currency	Litra
Composition	Gold
Weight	5.79 g
Diameter	15 mm
Shape	Round (irregular)
Technique	Hammered
Orientation	Variable alignment ↺
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 395377
References	SNG ANS 5# 320 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. , BMC Greek# 168 British Museum (publisher). A Catalogue of the Greek Coins in the British Museum. British Museum, London, United Kingdom (28 volumes). , Hirsch# 588 Paul Naster; 1959. La collection Lucien de Hirsch. Bibliothèque Royale de Belgique, Brussels, Belgium (2 volumes).

Obverse

Head of Arethusa left, hair elaborately waved and caught up behind in sphendone ornamented with star and wearing necklace, bar and triple-pendant earring; behind head, barley-grain and signature KI.

Script: Greek

Lettering:
ΣΥΡΑΚΟΣΙΟΝ
KI

Engraver: Kimon (Κίμων)

Reverse

Naked young Heracles kneeling right on rocky ground, head to front, strangling the Nemean lion with both arms; in upper right field, ivy leaf.

Script: Greek

Lettering: ΣΥΡΑΚΟΣΙΟΝ

Mint

Syracuse, Italy

Comments

Rizzo pl. L, 10; De Ciccio 4; Bérend 3.

Manage my collection

Please sign in or create an account to manage your collection.

Date					VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
Undetermined
ND (-400)

Get this coin

No member from this site currently wants to exchange it.

Numista Rarity index: 100 Search tips

This index is based on the data of Numista members collections. It ranges from 0 to 100, 0 meaning a very common coin or banknote and 100 meaning a rare coin or banknote among Numista members.