Hexas - Second Democracy

Features

Issuer	Syracuse (Sicily)
Period	Second Democracy (465 BC - 405 BC)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Years	415 BC - 405 BC
Value	Hexas (⅙)
Currency	Litra
Composition	Bronze
Weight	1.98 g
Diameter	14.5 mm
Shape	Round (irregular)
Technique	Hammered
Orientation	Variable alignment ↺
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 442689
References	CNS# 30 Romolo Calciati. Corpus nummorum siculorum. Edizioni G.M., Milan, Italy (3 volumes). , SNG ANS 5# 1382 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. , SNG Morcom# 681 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. , HGC 2# 1433 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. , Favorito# 5 Emilio N. Favorito; 1990. The Bronze Coinage of Ancient Syracuse: A reference manual on the types of the bronze coins of ancient Syracuse: including a compilation of specimens from the collections of the members of the Society Historia Numorum - Boston and other sources. Self-published, Boston, Massachusetts, United States. , Laffaille# 210 Pierre Strauss; 1990. Collection Maurice Laffaille: monnaies grecques en bronze. Monnaies et Medailles, Basel, Switzerland.

Obverse

Head of Arethusa right, wearing ampyx and sphendone; four Xs around; within circular line border

Reverse

Hippocamp right; octopus upside-down below; three pellets around

Mint

Syracuse, Italy

Comments

The orientation of whether the right side up is the hippocamp or the octopus is unclear, as it has been listed in both orientations.
The value is unclear as well, with it having been listed as a tetras, trias, and most recently hexas by CNG.

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Date					VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
Undetermined
ND (415 BC - 405 BC)							$ 560

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Past sales

Pictures	Sale	Date	Grade	Sold price
	CNG Electronic Auction 573 Lot 90	23 Oct 2024	VF	USD 500.00 (+ buyer's premium)
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	Leu Numismatik Auction 6 Lot 75	23 Oct 2020	VF	USD 633.78 (CHF 500.00) (+ buyer's premium)
© Leu Numismatik
	Bertolami Fine Arts Auction 12 Lot 202	29 Oct 2014	VF	USD 557.79 (EUR 480.00) (+ buyer's premium)
© Bertolami Fine Arts
	CNG Electronic Auction 130 Lot 209	4 Jan 2006	VF	USD 454.00 (+ buyer's premium)
© Classical Numismatic Group, Inc.
	CNG Triton V Lot 231	16 Jan 2002	VF	USD 750.00 (+ buyer's premium)
© Classical Numismatic Group, Inc.