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Didrachm

Features

Issuer Thermai Himerensis (Sicily)
Type Standard circulation coins
Years 365 BC - 350 BC
Value Didrachm (10)
Currency Litra
Composition Silver
Weight 8.41 g
Diameter 24 mm
Shape Round (irregular)
Technique Hammered
Orientation Variable alignment ↺
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
446266
References BMC Greek# 1
British Museum (publisher). A Catalogue of the Greek Coins in the British Museum. British Museum, London, United Kingdom (28 volumes).
, de Luynes# 983
Jean Babelon, Louis Ciani (ed.), Jules Florange (ed.). Catalogue de la collection de Luynes - monnaies grecques. Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris, France (4 volumes).
, HGC 2# 1613
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.
, Regling Kunstwerk# 733
Kurt Regling; 1924. Die antike Münze als Kunstwerk = The ancient coin as a work of art. Berlin, Germany.

Obverse

Head of Hera right, wearing stephane ornamented with foreparts of three griffins to right; dolphin behind, ΘERMITAN around.

Script: Greek

Lettering: ΘERMITAN

Reverse

Youthful Herakles seated nude to left on rock covered with lion's skin, holding club downwards in right hand and resting left on rock; behind, strung bow and quiver with strap.

Mint

Thermae Himerenses, Sicily, modern-day Termini Imerese, Italy

Comments

Jenkins, Punic, pl.22, 7.

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC
ND (365 BC - 350 BC)  Photo $ 10 000 $ 59 000

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Examples of the type

Picture 1 of the example of Didrachm Picture 2 of the example of Didrachm
© Bibliothèque nationale de France / Gallica, ark:/12148/btv1b11316112s
8.19 g
de Luynes 983
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Picture 1 of the example of Didrachm
© British Museum, 1844,1008.51
8.38 g
BMC Greek (Sicily) p. 83, 1
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Past sales

Pictures Sale Date Grade Sold price
Picture 1 of a sold Didrachm
Multiple sales of the same specimen:
Roma Numismatics
Auction XX
Lot 57
Internet Archive
29 Oct 2020 XF USD 56 222.94
(GBP 42 000.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
Picture 1 of a sold Didrachm
Gorny & Mosch
Auction 236
Lot 93
Internet Archive
7 Mar 2016 XF USD 63 574.48
(EUR 55 000.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
Picture 1 of a sold Didrachm
Gorny & Mosch
Auction 215
Lot 726
Internet Archive
14 Oct 2013 XF USD 55 483.18
(EUR 48 000.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
Picture 1 of a sold Didrachm
Roma Numismatics
Auction 6 Session 1
Lot 381
Internet Archive
29 Sep 2013 XF USD 16 063.70
(GBP 12 000.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
Picture 1 of a sold Didrachm
Multiple sales of the same specimen:
Numismatik Naumann GmbH
Auction 26
Lot 21
Internet Archive
14 Dec 2014 VF USD 10 403.10
(EUR 9000.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
Picture 1 of a sold Didrachm
Hess Divo
Auction 326
Lot 24
Internet Archive
28 May 2014 VF USD 18 888.29
(CHF 15 000.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
Picture 1 of a sold Didrachm
Roma Numismatics
Auction 7
Lot 105
Internet Archive
22 Mar 2014 VF USD 8031.85
(GBP 6000.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
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