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).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. Giuseppe Buceti; 2010. Monete, storia e topografia della Sicilia greca. Plectica, Messina, Italy. 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.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
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| ND (295 BC - 289 BC) | 
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$ 1200 | |||||||||||||
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Past sales
| Pictures | Sale | Date | Grade | Sold price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Artemide Aste Artemide LXII Lot 154 
|
27 Oct 2024 | XF |
USD 557.92
(EUR 480.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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| © Artemide Aste | |||||
 |
Numismatica Ars Classica Auction 138 Lot 354
|
18 May 2023 | XF |
USD 1267.62
(CHF 1000.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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| © Numismatica Ars Classica NAC AG | |||||
 |
Gemini Auction VII Lot 183
|
9 Jan 2011 | XF |
USD 1600.00
(+ buyer's premium) |
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| © Gemini Numismatic Auctions LLC | |||||
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