Hexas
Features
| Issuer |
Tauromenion
(Sicily)  |
|---|---|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 275 BC - 265 BC |
| Value | Hexas (⅙) |
| Currency | Litra |
| Composition | Bronze |
| Weight | 2.60 g |
| Diameter | 15 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 439181 |
| References | CNS# 12 Romolo Calciati. Corpus nummorum siculorum. Edizioni G.M., Milan, Italy (3 volumes). Alberto Campana. Corpus nummorum antiquae Italiae (zecche minori) (2 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. Martin Jessop Price, John Morcom; 1995. Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum Great Britain / Volume 10. The John Morcom collection of western Greek bronze coins. Oxford University Press, Spink & Son, London, United Kingdom.. The Tom Virzi Collection of Greek Bronzes. |
Obverse
Laureate head of Apollo left.
Reverse
Grape bunch.
Script: Greek
Lettering: ΤΑΥΡΟΜΕΝΙΤΑΝ
Mint
Tauromenium, Sicily, modern-day Taormina, ItalyComments
BAR Issue 3; CNS III p. 216, 12.
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
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| ND (275 BC - 265 BC) | 
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$ 200 | $ 1100 | ||||||||||||
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Past sales
| Pictures | Sale | Date | Grade | Sold price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Bertolami Fine Arts Auction 12 Lot 234 
|
29 Oct 2014 | XF |
USD 487.37
(EUR 420.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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| © Bertolami Fine Arts | |||||
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Roma Numismatics Auction 2 Lot 82
|
2 Oct 2011 | XF |
USD 1677.73
(GBP 1250.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
|
| © Roma Numismatics Limited | |||||
 |
Bertolami Fine Arts E-Auction 295 Lot 309
|
4 May 2024 | VF |
USD 174.06
(EUR 150.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
|
| © Bertolami Fine Arts | |||||
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CNG Electronic Auction 557 Lot 37
|
6 Mar 2024 | VF |
USD 550.00
(+ buyer's premium) |
|
| © Classical Numismatic Group, Inc. | |||||
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Nomos AG obolos 23 Lot 183
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12 Jun 2022 | VF |
USD 75.77
(CHF 60.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
|
| © Nomos AG | |||||
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Roma Numismatics E-Sale 43 Lot 80
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3 Feb 2018 | VF |
USD 295.28
(GBP 220.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
|
| © Roma Numismatics Limited | |||||
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Künker eLive Auction 39 Lot 51
|
5 Apr 2016 | VF |
USD 197.27
(EUR 170.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
|
| © Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co. KG, Osnabrück and Lübke & Wiedemann KG, Leonberg | |||||
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CNG Electronic Auction 132 Lot 10
|
1 Feb 2006 | VF |
USD 320.00
(+ buyer's premium) |
|
| © Classical Numismatic Group, Inc. | |||||
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Bertolami Fine Arts E-Auction 77 Lot 579
|
1 Dec 2019 | F |
USD 147.64
(GBP 110.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
|
| © Bertolami Fine Arts | |||||
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