Litra - Second Democracy
Features
| Issuer |
Syracuse
(Sicily)  |
|---|---|
| Period |
Second Democracy (465 BC - 405 BC)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 450 BC - 440 BC |
| Value | Litra (1) |
| Currency | Litra |
| Composition | Silver |
| Weight | 0.82 g |
| Diameter | 13.0 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 436700 |
| References | Boehringer# 549-551 Erich Böhringer; 1929. Die Münzen von Syrakus. Walter de Gruyter, Berlin, Germany / Leipzig, Saxony, Germany. , SNG ANS 5# 179Denyse 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# 1376 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 Arethusa right, wearing simple taenia (headband), and beaded pearl necklace, hair looped up under taenia
Reverse
Octopus
Script: Greek
Lettering: ΣΥRΑ
Translation: Syra(cuse)
Mint
Syracuse, ItalySee also
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| ND (450 BC - 440 BC) | 
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$ 1200 | |||||||||||||
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Examples of the type
Past sales
| Pictures | Sale | Date | Grade | Sold price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Nomos AG Auction 26 Lot 183 
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21 May 2023 | XF |
USD 1642.73
(CHF 1300.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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| © Nomos AG | |||||
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Harlan J. Berk Buy or Bid Sale 217 Lot 68
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30 Nov 2021 | XF |
USD 650.00
(+ buyer's premium) |
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| © Harlan J. Berk, LTD | |||||
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