Æ Litra - Hieron II

Features

Issuer	Syracuse (Sicily)
King	Hieron II (275 BC - 215 BC)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Years	269 BC - 263 BC
Value	1 Litra
Currency	Litra
Composition	Bronze
Weight	10.28 g
Diameter	21 mm
Shape	Round (irregular)
Technique	Hammered
Orientation	Variable alignment ↺
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 538598
References	CNS# 201 Romolo Calciati. Corpus nummorum siculorum. Edizioni G.M., Milan, Italy (3 volumes). , SNG ANS 5# 1016 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. , HGC 2# 1549 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. , Puglisi# 337 Mariangela Puglisi; 2009. La Sicilia da Dionisio I a Sesto Pompeo: Circolazione e funzione della moneta = Sicily from Dionysius I to Sextus Pompey. DiScAM, Messina, Italy. , SNG Delepierre# 3975-3977 Hélène Nicolet-Pierre, Georges Le Rider; 1983. Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum, France / Volume 1. Bibliothèque nationale de France: Collection Jean et Marie Delepierre. Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris, France. , de Luynes# 1382 Jean Babelon, Louis Ciani (ed.), Jules Florange (ed.). Catalogue de la collection de Luynes - monnaies grecques. Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris, France (4 volumes). , SNG Copenhagen# 857 Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum: Royal Collection of Greek Coins. Danish National Museum. Copenhagen, Denmark (44 volumes).

Obverse

Head of Persephone facing left, wearing wreath of grain and earrings.

Reverse

Pegasos flying right.

Mint

Syracuse, Italy

Comments

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Date					VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
Undetermined
ND (269 BC - 263 BC)							$ 98	$ 160

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Past sales

Pictures	Sale	Date	Grade	Sold price
	Bertolami Fine Arts E-Auction 36 Lot 209	24 Sep 2016	XF	USD 106.73 (GBP 80.00) (+ buyer's premium)
© Bertolami Fine Arts
	Gorny & Mosch Auction 216 Lot 2179	15 Oct 2013	XF	USD 259.44 (EUR 225.00) (+ buyer's premium)
© Gorny & Mosch GmbH Giessener Münzhandlung
	H. D. Rauch E-Auction 44 Lot 136	16 Oct 2024	VF	USD 109.54 (EUR 95.00) (+ buyer's premium)
© H. D. Rauch
	Multiple sales of the same specimen: CNG Electronic Auction 524 Lot 36	28 Sep 2022	VF	USD 100.00 (+ buyer's premium)
© Classical Numismatic Group, Inc.
	CNG Electronic Auction 367 Lot 99	27 Jan 2016	VF	USD 80.00 (+ buyer's premium)
© Classical Numismatic Group, Inc.
	Solidus Numismatik Auction 85 Lot 32	21 Sep 2021	VF	USD 59.96 (EUR 52.00) (+ buyer's premium)
© Solidus Numismatik e.K.
	Roma Numismatics E-Sale 72 Lot 89	25 Jun 2020	VF	USD 60.04 (GBP 45.00) (+ buyer's premium)
© Roma Numismatics Limited
	Savoca Numismatik 1st Blue Auction Lot 141	23 Sep 2017	VF	USD 34.59 (EUR 30.00) (+ buyer's premium)
© Savoca Numismatik GmbH & Co. KG