Litra - Pyrrhus of Epirus
Features
| Issuer |
Syracuse
(Sicily)  |
|---|---|
| King |
Pyrrhus of Epirus (278 BC - 276 BC)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 278 BC - 276 BC |
| Value | 1 Litra |
| Currency | Litra |
| Composition | Bronze |
| Weight | 13.84 g |
| Diameter | 25 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 433165 |
| References | CNS# 184 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 3.1# 266 Oliver D. Hoover; 2016. Handbook of Coins of Macedon and Its Neighbors / Volume 3, Part 1. Macedon, Illyria, and Epeiros: Sixth to First Centuries BC. Classical Numismatic Group, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States / London, United Kingdom. Peter Bagwell Purefoy, Edward Stanley Gotch Robinson. Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum: Volume II - The Lloyd Collection. Oxford University Press, London, United Kingdom (4 volumes). Pierre Strauss; 1990. Collection Maurice Laffaille: monnaies grecques en bronze. Monnaies et Medailles, Basel, Switzerland. |
Obverse
Veiled head of Phthia left, wearing wreath of leaves of acantos; behind, corn ear.
Script: Greek
Lettering: ΦΘIAΣ
Reverse
Winged thunderbolt.
Script: Greek
Lettering:
ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ
ΠΥΡΡΟΥ
Mint
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
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| ND (278 BC - 276 BC) | 
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$ 290 | $ 1600 | ||||||||||||
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Past sales
| Pictures | Sale | Date | Grade | Sold price | |
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Nomos AG Auction 34 Lot 36 
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13 Oct 2024 | XF |
USD 3538.19
(CHF 2800.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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Property of Late Collector and from collection of M. Laffaille; Monnaies et Médailles 76, 19 Sep 1991, 246, ex Schweizerische Kreditanstalt Bern FPL 38, Apr 1982, 48 |
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| © Nomos AG | |||||
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Bertolami Fine Arts Auction 67 Lot 185
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11 Jul 2019 | XF |
USD 322.14
(GBP 240.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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| © Bertolami Fine Arts | |||||
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Numismatica Ars Classica Auction 64 Lot 2145
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17 May 2012 | XF |
USD 1010.91
(CHF 800.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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Ex NAC sale L, 2001, 1252 |
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| © Numismatica Ars Classica NAC AG | |||||
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Hess Divo Auction 310 Lot 37
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22 Oct 2008 | XF |
USD 1642.73
(CHF 1300.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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| © Hess Divo | |||||
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Leu Numismatik Web Auction 14 Lot 134
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12 Dec 2020 | VF |
USD 404.36
(CHF 320.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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| © Leu Numismatik | |||||
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CNG Electronic Auction 478 Lot 57
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7 Oct 2020 | VF |
USD 200.00
(+ buyer's premium) |
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Ex Freeman & Sear 12 (28 October 2005), lot 43 |
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CNG Electronic Auction 478 Lot 58
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7 Oct 2020 | VF |
USD 275.00
(+ buyer's premium) |
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| © Classical Numismatic Group, Inc. | |||||
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CNG Electronic Auction 342 Lot 65
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14 Jan 2015 | VF |
USD 700.00
(+ buyer's premium) |
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Ex Numismatica Ars Classica K (30 March 2000), lot 1218 |
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