Biunx

Features

Issuer	Luceria (Apulia)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Years	225 BC - 217 BC
Value	Biunx (⅙)
Currency	Nummus (circa 275-200 BC)
Composition	Bronze
Weight	58.70 g
Diameter	32 mm
Shape	Round (irregular)
Technique	Cast
Orientation	Variable alignment ↺
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 445584
References	HN Italy# 673 Neville Keith Rutter, Andrew Burnett; 2001. Historia numorum: Italy. British Museum, London, United Kingdom. , ICC 2013# 341 Italo Vecchi; 2013. Italian Cast Coinage. London Ancient Coins, London, United Kingdom. , ICC 1979# 277 Bradbury K. Thurlow, Italo Vecchi; 1979. Italian Cast Coinage: Italian aes grave. Vecchi, London, United Kingdom. , HGC 1# 597 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.

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Obverse

Scallop shell on a raised disk.

Reverse

Astragalos; •• (mark of value) to left or right; all on a raised disk.

Mint

Luceria, Apulia, modern-day Lucera, Italy

Comments

Haeberlin pl. 71, 1-2.

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Date					VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
Undetermined
ND (225 BC - 217 BC)						$ 160	$ 1400

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Past sales

Pictures	Sale	Date	Grade	Sold price
	CNG Auction 91 Lot 42	19 Sep 2012	VF	USD 900.00 (+ buyer's premium)
© Classical Numismatic Group, Inc.
	CNG Triton XV Lot 1459	3 Jan 2012	VF	USD 1700.00 (+ buyer's premium)
© Classical Numismatic Group, Inc.
	Numismatik Naumann GmbH Auction 135 Lot 34	3 Dec 2023	F	USD 197.47 (EUR 170.00) (+ buyer's premium)
© Numismatik Naumann GmbH
	Savoca Numismatik 148th Silver Auction Lot 6	20 Nov 2022	F	USD 162.62 (EUR 140.00) (+ buyer's premium)
© Savoca Numismatik GmbH & Co. KG
	Roma Numismatics E-Sale 95 Lot 33	13 Apr 2022	F	USD 93.99 (GBP 70.00) (+ buyer's premium)
© Roma Numismatics Limited
	Numismatica Ars Classica Auction 123 Lot 31	9 May 2021	F	USD 69.72 (CHF 55.00) (+ buyer's premium)
© Numismatica Ars Classica NAC AG
	CNG Electronic Auction 485 Lot 3	10 Feb 2021	F	USD 550.00 (+ buyer's premium)
© Classical Numismatic Group, Inc.
	CNG Electronic Auction 409 Lot 12	8 Nov 2017	F	USD 360.00 (+ buyer's premium)
© Classical Numismatic Group, Inc.