12 Litrai - Fifth Democracy
Features
| Issuer |
Syracuse
(Sicily)  |
|---|---|
| Period |
Fifth Democracy (214 BC - 212 BC)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 214 BC - 212 BC |
| Value | 12 Litrai |
| Currency | Litra |
| Composition | Silver |
| Weight | 10.23 g |
| Diameter | 25 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 399525 |
| References | Burnett Enna# 36-37 Andrew Burnett; 1983. The Enna Hoard and the Silver Coinage of the Syracusan Democracy. Société suisse de numismatique = Schweizerische Numismatische Gesellschaft. , BMC Greek# 653 British Museum (publisher). A Catalogue of the Greek Coins in the British Museum. British Museum, London, United Kingdom (28 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. , Weber# 1720 Hermann David Weber, Leonard Forrer. Descriptive catalogue of the collection of Greek coins formed by Sir Hermann Weber M.D. 1823-1918. Spink & Son, London, United Kingdom (5 volumes). 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. |
Obverse
Head of Athena left, wearing single-pendant earring, necklace, aegis, and crested Corinthian helmet decorated with coiled serpent on the bowl.
Reverse
Artemis standing left, drawing bow; at side, hound springing left; XAP to left, ΣYPAKOΣIΩN to right.
Script: Greek
Lettering:
XAP
ΣΥΡΑΚΟΣΙΩΝ
Mint
Syracuse, ItalyComments
BAR Issue 84.
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
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| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| ND (214 BC - 212 BC) | 
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$ 3200 | |||||||||||||
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Examples of the type
Past sales
| Pictures | Sale | Date | Grade | Sold price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Heritage Auctions 2019 January 6 - 7 NYINC World Coins Signature Auction - New York 3071 Lot 33024 
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6 Jan 2019 |
AU (NGC AU 5/5 - 3/5) |
USD 1400.00
(+ buyer's premium) |
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| © Heritage Auctions | |||||
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CNG Triton XXVII Lot 89
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9 Jan 2024 | XF |
USD 3000.00
(+ buyer's premium) |
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| © Classical Numismatic Group, Inc. | |||||
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Nomos AG Auction 24 Lot 36
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22 May 2022 | XF |
USD 6013.47
(CHF 4800.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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| © Nomos AG | |||||
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CNG Auction 114 Lot 82
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13 May 2020 | XF |
USD 1200.00
(+ buyer's premium) |
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Ex Victor England BBS (28 September 1985), lot 562 |
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| © Classical Numismatic Group, Inc. | |||||
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Emporium Hamburg Auction 73 Lot 15
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23 Apr 2015 | XF |
USD 1383.68
(EUR 1200.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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| © Emporium Hamburg | |||||
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Stacks Bowers January 2012 NYINC Auction Lot 131
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6 Jan 2012 | XF |
USD 3250.00
(+ buyer's premium) |
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| © Stacks Bowers | |||||
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Gorny & Mosch Auction 122 Lot 1123
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10 Mar 2003 | XF |
USD 461.23
(EUR 400.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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| © Gorny & Mosch GmbH Giessener Münzhandlung | |||||
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