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Hemilitra

Features

Issuer Syracuse (Sicily)
Period Second Democracy (465 BC - 405 BC)
Type Standard circulation coins
Years 466 BC - 405 BC
Value Hemilitron (½)
Currency Litra
Composition Silver
Weight 0.32 g
Diameter 9 mm
Shape Round (irregular)
Technique Hammered
Orientation Variable alignment ↺
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
408307
References Boehringer# 636
Erich Böhringer; 1929. Die Münzen von Syrakus. Walter de Gruyter, Berlin, Germany / Leipzig, Saxony, Germany.
, Buceti# 306
Giuseppe Buceti; 2010. Monete, storia e topografia della Sicilia greca. Plectica, Messina, Italy.

Obverse

Head of Arethusa to right, wearing a broad taenia and with her hair tied into a curl at the back.

Reverse

Wheel with two pellets in the second and third quarters and with one in the first and fourth.

Mint

Syracuse, Italy

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Past sales

Pictures Sale Date Grade Sold price
Picture 1 of a sold Hemilitra
Nomos AG
Auction 29
Lot 658
Internet Archive
5 Nov 2023 VF USD 2259.75
(CHF 1800.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
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