Sextans

Features

Issuer	Copia (Lucania)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Years	193 BC - 150 BC
Value	Sextans (⅙)
Currency	As
Composition	Bronze
Weight	1.72 g
Diameter	12 mm
Shape	Round (irregular)
Technique	Hammered
Orientation	Variable alignment ↺
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 428423
References	HN Italy# 1939 Neville Keith Rutter, Andrew Burnett; 2001. Historia numorum: Italy. British Museum, London, United Kingdom. , SNG Copenhagen# 1520 Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum: Royal Collection of Greek Coins. Danish National Museum. Copenhagen, Denmark (44 volumes). , Attianese# 1295 Pasquale Attianese; 1992. Kroton: Ex Nummis Historia: Dalle monete la storia, il culto, il mito di Crotone = Kroton: From Numismatic History. Edizioni TS, Settingiano, Italy. , HGC 1# 974 Oliver D. Hoover; 2018. Handbook of Coins of Italy and Magna Graecia / Volume 1: Sixth to First Centuries BC. Classical Numismatic Group, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States / London, United Kingdom.

Obverse

Draped bust of Mercury right, wearing petasos, two pellets (mark of value) behind.

Reverse

Cornucopiae, two pellets (mark of value) and caduceus left.

Script: Latin

Lettering: COPIA

Mint

Copia, Lucania, modern-day Sibari, Italy

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Date					VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
Undetermined
ND (193 BC - 150 BC)							$ 330

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Past sales

Pictures	Sale	Date	Grade	Sold price
	CNG Electronic Auction 572 Lot 33	9 Oct 2024	VF	USD 325.00 (+ buyer's premium)
From the John Morcom Collection
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	CNG Electronic Auction 364 Lot 241	2 Dec 2015	VF	USD 70.00 (+ buyer's premium)
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	Gorny & Mosch Auction 204 Lot 1059	5 Mar 2012	VF	USD 232.26 (EUR 200.00) (+ buyer's premium)
© Gorny & Mosch GmbH Giessener Münzhandlung
	CNG Auction 67 Lot 114	22 Sep 2004	VF	USD 150.00 (+ buyer's premium)
© Classical Numismatic Group, Inc.