5 Litrai - Philistis

Features

Issuer	Syracuse (Sicily)
King	Hieron II (275 BC - 215 BC)
Queen	Philistis (275 BC - 215 BC)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Years	217 BC - 215 BC
Value	5 Litrai
Currency	Litra
Composition	Silver
Weight	4.45 g
Diameter	19 mm
Shape	Round (irregular)
Technique	Hammered
Orientation	Variable alignment ↺
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 399521
References	SNG ANS 5# 892 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# 1558 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. , SNG Lockett# 1016 Edward Stanley Gotch Robinson, Richard Cyril Lockett. Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum: Volume III - The Lockett Collection. Oxford University Press, London, United Kingdom (5 volumes). , BMC Greek# 559 British Museum (publisher). A Catalogue of the Greek Coins in the British Museum. British Museum, London, United Kingdom (28 volumes). , BostonMFA# 478 Agnes Baldwin Brett; 1955. Catalogue of Greek Coins. Boston Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Massachusetts, United States. , Burnett Enna# 51 Andrew Burnett; 1983. The Enna Hoard and the Silver Coinage of the Syracusan Democracy. Société suisse de numismatique = Schweizerische Numismatische Gesellschaft.

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Obverse

Diademed and veiled bust of Philistis to left; behind, palm frond to right.

Reverse

Nike driving fast quadriga right, holding reins in both hands; E to right.

Script: Greek

Lettering:
ΒΑΣΙΛΙΣΣΑΣ ΦΙΛΙΣΤΙΔΟΣ
E

Mint

Syracuse, Italy

Comments

CCO 224 (D4/R3); BAR Issue 68.

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Date					VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
Undetermined
ND (217 BC - 215 BC)								$ 4200

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Pictures	Sale	Date	Grade	Sold price
	CNG Triton XXVII Lot 86	9 Jan 2024	XF	USD 3000.00 (+ buyer's premium)
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	Nomos AG Auction 24 Lot 35	22 May 2022	XF	USD 5781.86 (CHF 4600.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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