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Litra - Agathokles

Features

Issuer Syracuse (Sicily)
King Agathocles (304 BC - 289 BC)
Type Standard circulation coins
Years 295 BC - 289 BC
Value 1 Litra
Currency Litra
Composition Bronze
Weight 5.50 g
Diameter 22 mm
Shape Round (irregular)
Technique Hammered
Orientation Variable alignment ↺
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
397901
References CNS# 150
Romolo Calciati. Corpus nummorum siculorum. Edizioni G.M., Milan, Italy (3 volumes).
, SNG ANS 5# 735
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.
, HGC 2# 1464
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.
, Buceti# 835
Giuseppe Buceti; 2010. Monete, storia e topografia della Sicilia greca. Plectica, Messina, Italy.
, SNG Morcom# 768
Martin Jessop Price, John Morcom; 1995. Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum Great Britain / Volume 10. The John Morcom collection of western Greek bronze coins. Oxford University Press, Spink & Son, London, United Kingdom.
, Winterthur 1# 971
Hansjörg Bloesch; 1987. Griechische Münzen in Winterthur 1. Münzkabinett der Stadt Winterthur, Winterthur, Switzerland (2 volumes).

Obverse

Head of youthful Heracles left, wearing tainia; in right field, star.

Script: Greek

Lettering: ΣVRΑΚΟΣΙΟΝ

Reverse

Lion advancing right, raising left foreleg; above, club and in exergue, torch.

Mint

Syracuse, Italy

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ND (295 BC - 289 BC)  Photo $ 1200

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Past sales

Pictures Sale Date Grade Sold price
Picture 1 of a sold Litra - Agathokles
Artemide Aste
Artemide LXII
Lot 154
Internet Archive
27 Oct 2024 XF USD 557.92
(EUR 480.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
Picture 1 of a sold Litra - Agathokles
Numismatica Ars Classica
Auction 138
Lot 354
Internet Archive
18 May 2023 XF USD 1267.62
(CHF 1000.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
Picture 1 of a sold Litra - Agathokles
Gemini
Auction VII
Lot 183
Internet Archive
9 Jan 2011 XF USD 1600.00
(+ buyer's premium)
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